Mainland affairs minister says Taipei it is cautious and won’t provoke an attack – but it can defend itself; Chang Hsiao-Yueh says also called on the US not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Beijing
A senior Taiwanese minister has declared that China would “pay a very very high price” if it invaded Taiwan.
Chang Hsiao-Yueh, Taiwan’s mainland affairs minister, also called on the United States not to use the self-governed island as a bargaining chip in negotiations with China.
The comments come amid a flare-up in tensions over the possibility of the…