China warns U.S. not to support Taiwan independence – Chinese foreign ministry

BEIJING (Reuters) – Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken not to “send wrong signals” to Taiwan pro-independence forces, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Both men also spoke about the virtual meeting that Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would have on Tuesday Asia time.

(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)