“Our state policy is that we will take all possible measures so that this never happens,” he said, answering the relevant question, his words are quoted by TASS.
Earlier, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that Washington is ready to use the instruments of sanctions against Beijing in case of attempts to resolve the situation around Taiwan by force.
At the same time, Beijing called on Washington to comply with the “one China” principle and the provisions of the “three joint US-Chinese communiqués”, as well as to stop selling arms to Taipei.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry also demanded that Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi cancel her visit to Taiwan.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Taiwan is an integral part of China and will eventually return "to the arms of the motherland."