Marco Rubio in Beijing: China Wants Taiwan Voluntarily. Force Would Be a ‘Terrible Mistake’

Rubio says China prefers Taiwan’s voluntary reunification, warns forceful takeover would be a “terrible mistake”. (Image: File) Photo : AP As US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held high-stakes talks in Beijing this week, Taiwan once again emerged as the most sensitive fault line in US-China relations. Against the backdrop of the summit, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Beijing’s preferred path would be a “voluntary” reunification with Taiwan rather than a military takeover, while warning that any attempt to force reunification through military action would be a “terrible mistake”. Rubio, speaking amid growing global scrutiny…