The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the Taiwan file is a "red line" in Sino-US relations, and Washington should not try to cross it.

Beijing's comment comes in response to statements by a US military commander warning of the high risks of a devastating war between the United States and China in 2025 over Taiwan.

According to a report published by the Washington Post this week, General Michael Minihan, who supervises the fleet of transport and refueling aircraft in the US Air Force, advised his forces to accelerate their preparations for a possible military confrontation, citing his expectations with aspirations. Chinese President Xi Jinping, and said that the Americans may not notice this before it is too late.

According to the "Washington Post", the US general wrote in a note, which the newspaper described as unusual, that he issued to his forces, saying, "I hope I am wrong, as my intuition tells me that we will fight in 2025. (Chinese President) Xi obtained a third term and was appointed His war council is in October 2022, and the presidential elections in Taiwan will be held in 2024 and will give Xi a pretext for that (to wage war)."


Beijing believes that the self-governing Taipei is an integral part of its territory, noting that the Chinese Communist Party has never taken control of Taiwan.

The United States is pursuing a "strategy of ambiguity" with regard to the issue of military intervention in the event of an attack on Taiwan by China.

The goal of the strategy is to fend off a Chinese invasion and dissuade Taiwan from provoking Beijing by formally declaring independence.

In this context, the United States sells weapons to Taipei for "self-defense".

Ukraine war

In another context, the Chinese Foreign Ministry sought to blame the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying that Washington created the conditions that led to the outbreak of the war, and denounced the delivery of weapons in order to fuel the conflict as the war approaches its first year.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters today, Monday, that "it was the United States that sparked the Ukraine crisis and is the biggest factor in fueling it, and continued to sell heavy and combat weapons to Ukraine, which only led to the extension of the conflict and its intensification."

The spokeswoman made the remarks in response to a question about allegations from the United States that Chinese companies are providing support to the Russian side.

Ning denounced the allegations as "unwarranted suspicion" and "baseless extortion".

The ministry affirmed its adherence to what it described as an objective position to find a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis.

She explained that Russia is a comprehensive strategic partner, noting that Beijing maintains close exchanges with Moscow at all levels.