US ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan, China warns: Xinhua

United States President Joe Biden answered with an unambiguous 'yes' when asked whether the US would 'get involved militarily' to defend Taiwan if it is attacked by China [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]

China has warned that the United States is “playing with fire” after President Joe Biden said that Washington would defend Taiwan militarily if the self-governed island is attacked by Beijing.

The Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Monday that the US is “using the ‘Taiwan card’ to contain China, and will itself get burned”.