China's military issued a bold and chilling warning to the US and the world today - as it said it is prepared to "resolutely smash any form of Taiwan independence."
This comes as the US is believed to be preparing to accelerate the sale of weapons and other military assistance to the self-governing island democracy that neighbours China.
A recent increase in exchanges between the US and Taiwanese militaries is an "extremely wrong and dangerous move," Chinese Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel Tan Kefei said in a bullish statement and video posted online.
