China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence

Dong Jun rails at length about democratic island's separatists' during Shangri-La Dialogue defence conference in Singapore

The Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has warned that anyone who dares pursue independence for Taiwan will be crushed to pieces" and face destruction", as he accused external forces of dragging the island into a dangerous situation".

In a speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's biggest defence summit, Dong said Beijing was committed to peaceful unification" with Taiwan, but that it was prepared for all kinds of extreme situations" and that any attempts to seek independence would be futile.