China Targets US and Taiwan With War Talk: ‘Show No Mercy’

China’s top general has said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will “show no mercy” towards those who support Taiwan’s independence. “No matter who wishes to separate Taiwan from China in any way, the Chinese military will never agree to it,” said Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing on Monday. Zhang called out the United States at the forum by saying a “certain country” was trying to “provoke proxy wars.” “They pass knives behind their backs and don’t hesitate to provoke proxy wars,” Zhang said, referring to the U.S. “Wherever its…