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China says US ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan: Xinhua

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The United States is " using="" the="" to="" contain="" and="" will="" itself="" get="" said="" a="" spokeswoman="" for="" state="" media="" office.="" AFP="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/05/24/05242022-china-says-us-playing-with-fire-on-taiwan-xinhua.jpg"/><figcaption>The United States is &quot;using the &#x27;Taiwan card&#x27; to contain China, and will itself get burned,&quot; said a spokeswoman for the state media office. <em>AFP/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The United States is &quot;playing with fire,&quot; the Chinese State Council&#x27;s Taiwan Affairs Office said Monday, after President Joe Biden vowed to defend the self-ruled island in the event Beijing attempts to take control, state media reported.</p><p>The United States is &quot;using the &#x27;Taiwan card&#x27; to contain China, and will itself get burned,&quot; said Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for the office.</p><p>The remarks by Biden earlier in the day were his strongest to date on the issue of Taiwan and come amid rising tensions over China&#x27;s growing economic and military power.</p><p>State outlet Xinhua said Zhu &quot;urged the United States to stop any remarks or actions&quot; that violate previously established principles between the two countries.</p><p>Asked Monday if Washington was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan, Biden replied: &quot;Yes.&quot;</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s the commitment we made,&quot; he said. </p><p>The US president spoke in Tokyo where he is meeting with Japan&#x27;s prime minister ahead of a regional summit Tuesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/23/22/us-committed-to-defending-taiwan-if-china-attacks-biden">US committed to defending Taiwan if China attacks: Biden</a></li></ul><p>Washington and allies like Japan have framed a tough response to Russia&#x27;s invasion of Ukraine as a warning to others, especially China, against unilateral military action.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/05/08/22/china-carefully-studying-ukraine-war-says-cia-chief">China ‘carefully’ studying Ukraine war, as it eyes Taiwan: CIA chief</a></li></ul><p>China&#x27;s Taiwan Affairs Office falls under its State Council, which is often described as the country&#x27;s cabinet.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vCertmmX1rw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Asked Monday if Washington was willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan, Biden replied: ‘Yes.’