China warns Taiwan authorities over 'broom' defense

A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson warned Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party authorities that holding back the tide with a broom will only end up in self-destruction.

The spokesman Wu Qian made the remarks in a news conference in Beijing, in response to some media reports saying that Taiwan's Exercise Han Kuang 41 would considerably increase the duration of its live-fire phase, and would mobilize as many as 3,000 reserve troops as prodded by the United States.

"We will come and get you, sooner or later," he said, criticizing the DPP authorities have an illusion of soliciting US support for "independence" and resisting unification by force.

"It is a serious miscalculation of the situation, the public opinion and the comparison of strength," he said, noting that overreaching itself in such a way is extremely dangerous.

The spokesman underscored that the Taiwan question is an internal affair of China, which brooks no external interference. "The US side wants to contain China with Taiwan and connives to engage in risky and provocative activities with the DPP authorities for 'Taiwan independence'. This strategy will ultimately backfire," he said.