China slams Hegseth's claims of 'imminent' Taiwan invasion

The Chinese government has hit back at US warnings about an "imminent" attack on Taiwan, accusing Washington of a "Cold War mentality" over the self-governed island that Beijing one day wants to "reunify" with the mainland. In an article on Sunday in the English-language Global Times, considered a mouthpiece for the administration of President Xi Jinping, the foreign ministry said US Defence Secretary Peter Hegseth's comments that China's army was "rehearsing for the real deal" - an invasion of Taiwan - "ignored the calls of regional countries for peace and development". Loading…