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External forces attempting to use Taiwan to contain China are 'playing with fire,' will get burned eventually: Chinese Vice FM

Global Times

By Global Times Published: Aug 29, 2025 11:13 AM

In response to a question related to Taiwan, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said at the press conference on Friday on preparations for the V-Day commemorations that the Taiwan question is purely China's internal affair and brooks no external interference.

He stressed that a handful of external forces attempting to use Taiwan to contain China are "playing with fire," and those who play with fire will eventually get burned. China's reunification is inevitable and unstoppable, Ma said.

The Taiwan question lies at the very core of China's core interests, Ma said, noting that resolving the Taiwan question and achieving the complete reunification of the motherland is the common aspirations of all Chinese people.

Safeguarding national sovereignty, security, and development interests is the sacred mission of China's diplomacy, he said.

At present, the international consensus on upholding the one-China principle has become more consolidated, and the just cause of the Chinese people in opposing "Taiwan independence" separatist activities and striving for full national reunification has gained broad understanding and support from the international community, Ma said.