Nation to 'fight at all costs' for unification

If anyone tries to split Taiwan from China, the Chinese military has no choice but to fight at all costs for national unity, State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe said on Sunday in Singapore, while elaborating on China's stance on the Taiwan question.

"The Taiwan question bears on China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Not a single country in the world would tolerate secession," Wei said in a speech during a Shangri-La Dialogue defense forum hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

He cited the Civil War in the United States as an example, saying that American friends told him that Abraham Lincoln was the greatest US president because he led the country to victory in the Civil War and prevented the secession of states from the nation.