The Chinese Ambassador to the United States has issued a warning that the US & China could end up in a war over Taiwan. Ambassador Qin Gang said “If the Taiwanese authorities, emboldened by the United States, keep going down the road for independence, it most likely will involve China and the United States, the two big countries, in a military conflict.”

The news comes as China has been very aggressive towards the independent territory that it believes should belong to them. Recently, China sent 39 aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone which prompted Taiwanese fighter jets to intercept. The United States has also been conducting naval operations in the South China Sea. Last week, two carrier strike groups were in the area “angering China.” President Biden was asked last October if the United States would defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion which he responded “We have a commitment to do that.”