China warns US not to cross ‘red line’ as Blinken meets with Xi in Beijing

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Though bilateral ties were “beginning to stabilise”, according to Wang, China’s displeasure was triggered afresh two days ago when the US announced its latest military package of $8.1 billion to Taiwan and other allies in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China. “The Taiwan issue is the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations,” said foreign minister Wang Yi Friday after a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. New Delhi : China has warned the US against crossing the “red line” on Taiwan, asking it to refrain from sending “wrong signals” to the self-governing island it considers its own...