China's military vowed Sunday to tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism on the island escalated, warning independence proponents to step back from the "precipice." Beijing considers the self-ruled island of Taiwan to be part of its territory and has not ruled out using military force to claim it.

China's military on Sunday warned that it would tighten a "noose" around Taiwan if the self-governing island pursued a path of independence, which Beijing views as separatism. Army spokesperson Wu

BEIJING: China's military said Sunday (Mar 9) it would tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism over the island escalated, warning proponents to step back from the "edge of the cliff" or face a "dead end",

The Chinese People's Liberation Army warns against the escalation of separatist activities in Taiwan. A spokesperson for the army announces that they will tighten the noose around the island in case of further provocations.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army is warning against the escalation of separatist activities in Taiwan. A spokesperson for the army announced that they would tighten the noose around the island in case of further provocations.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) reported nine sorties of People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, seven People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and two Chinese balloons were detected until 6 am (local time) on Sunday.