China would make a “strategic mistake” if it attacked Taiwan, similar to what Russia did in Ukraine, senior US general Mark Milley warned on Wednesday, AFP reported.

“I think that would be foolish. It would be a political mistake, a geopolitical mistake, a strategic mistake, similar to Putin’s strategic mistake in Ukraine,” said the head of the US General Staff.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his American counterpart Joe Biden on Monday that the world is big enough for their two countries to prosper, but he also warned the US against crossing the “red line” represented by the Taiwan issue, AFP and Agerpres reported.

“The Taiwan issue lies at the core of China’s core interests, is the political foundation of China-US relations, and is the first red line that cannot be crossed in China-US relations,” Xi told Biden, according to China’s Foreign Ministry. affairs, adding that “the solution to the Taiwan question is the Chinese question.”

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