China's reunification is 'overriding historical trend'

The root causes of tensions across the Taiwan Strait lie with some external forces and "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, both of which are exploiting each other, State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday, as he warned that the Chinese military will not hesitate if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from China.

"Who is undermining stability across the Taiwan Strait? The answer is known to all," Li said at a plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, attended by delegations from more than 40 countries.

People around the world can see clearly that the root causes of tensions across the Strait are the island's Democratic Progressive Party authorities soliciting foreign support for "independence", and some foreign forces' attempting to use Taiwan to contain China and interfering in China's internal affairs, Li said.