{"id":2568465,"date":"2026-02-10T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-threatens-to-strike-against-separatist-forces-in-taiwan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T22:04:14","slug":"china-threatens-to-strike-against-separatist-forces-in-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-threatens-to-strike-against-separatist-forces-in-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"China threatens to &#8216;strike&#8217; against &#8216;separatist forces&#8217; in Taiwan"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-threatens-to-strike-against-separatist-forces-in-taiwan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>China has stepped up pressure on Taiwan, with top CCP adviser Wang Huning telling allies at the Taiwan Work Conference that Beijing will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strongly back pro-unification forces<\/a> and resolutely strike Taiwan independence elements, oppose external interference, and safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.He also signaled intensified influence operations and reiterated the party\u2019s use of the \u201cThree Warfares\u201d\u2014public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and legal warfare\u2014to subvert Taiwan\u2019s governance and public sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan has appeared largely unfazed, viewing the rhetoric as familiar posturing from a Beijing that feels threatened. Still, officials note ongoing espionage and gray-zone activities on the island, and the broader struggle over Taiwan\u2019s status remains a central theme of cross\u2011strait tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond Taiwan, the piece highlights regional tensions: Taiwan\u2019s Lai Ching-te condemned the Hong Kong imprisonment of media figure Jimmy Lai and rejected the \u201cone country, two systems\u201d model as a threat to rights and press freedom; Japan\u2019s new leadership under Sanae Takaichi is pushing to rewrite the constitution to allow a standing military, which Beijing views with alarm. <\/p>\n<p>The article also notes a forthcoming Xi\u2013Trump meeting, with Taiwan expected to feature prominently as the United States reiterates its long-standing commitment to Taiwan\u2019s defense and contemplates further arms sales, including Patriot and NASAMS systems. A U.S. State Department spokesperson urged Beijing to abandon coercion and engage in meaningful dialog with Taiwan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">China threatens to &lsquo;strike&rsquo; against &lsquo;separatist forces&rsquo; in Taiwan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457984\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> escalated its saber-rattling against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taiwan\/\">Taiwan<\/a>, announcing it will be ramping up influence operations.<\/p>\n<p>People&rsquo;s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning, the fourth-highest ranking member of the CCP, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-egypt-opposes-nations-pressuring-beijing-over-ukraine\/\" title=\"... Claims Egypt &#039;Opposes&#039; Nations &#039;Pressuring&#039; ... over Ukraine\">told allies<\/a> at the Taiwan Work Conference in Beijing that they will need to &ldquo;firmly support the patriotic pro-unification forces on the island,&rdquo; according to state-owned media outlet <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260210\/8b4606bf974f47e586b8b88bc403cfac\/c.html\">Xinhua<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4452468\/china-panics-takaichi-remilitarize-japan\/\">China panics after Takaichi declares intention to remilitarize Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4452582\/trum-carney-us-canada-bridge-detroit-michigan-windsor-ontario\/\">Canada paid for Detroit-Ontario bridge, Carney tells Trump after threats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4447294\/how-many-russians-and-ukrainians-have-died-in-the-russia-ukraine-war\/\">How many Russians and Ukrainians have died in the Russia-Ukraine War?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Wang further threatened to &ldquo;resolutely strike against &lsquo;Taiwan independence&rsquo; separatist forces, oppose interference by external forces, and safeguard peace and &zwj;stability in the Taiwan Strait.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chinese People&rsquo;s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning, center, attends a meeting with President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, June 27, 2025. (Jade Gao\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Taiwan has appeared unperturbed by Wang&rsquo;s comments, seeing it as the standard bellicosity to be expected when the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">People&rsquo;s Republic <\/a>feels threatened.<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner that the threats of strikes and support for fifth columns are just the &ldquo;usual rhetoric&rdquo; deployed by China, designed to scare the voting public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Spy networks and domestic operations aligned with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/beijing\/\">Beijing<\/a> are a well-known problem on the island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Espionage is ongoing,&rdquo; the source acknowledged, as well as &ldquo;grey zone&rdquo; activities &mdash; clandestine actions taken to subvert the Taiwanese government, manipulate public opinion, or otherwise create confusion among the public.<\/p>\n<p>The People&rsquo;s Liberation Army has openly advocated use of the &ldquo;Three Warfares,&rdquo; public opinion warfare, psychological warfare, and legal warfare, since at least 2003, when the strategy was approved by the Central Military Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te denounced China on Tuesday via social media, decrying the life imprisonment of Hong Kong <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3919388\/us-uk-need-sweet-deal-jimmy-lai-prisoner-swap-china-conviction\/\">newspaper magnate Jimmy Lai<\/a> announced over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Lai called the &ldquo;one country, two systems&rdquo; model of governance implemented in Hong Kong, the model that China desires to also implement in Taiwan, a &ldquo;tool of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hits-biden-doj-with-enormous-lawsuit-alleges-protocols-violated-amid-political-persecution\/\" title=\"Trump Hits Biden DOJ with Enormous Lawsuit, Alleges Protocols Violated Amid \u2018Political Persecution\u2019\">political persecution&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that &ldquo;tramples human rights and freedom of press.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beijing&rsquo;s threats come amid a tense period in East Asia following the electoral victory of Japan&rsquo;s Liberal Democratic Party, led by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/SANAE-TAKAICHI\/\">Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Takaichi, already despised by the Beijing elite for stating that a hypothetical invasion of Taiwan could constitute a national security crisis that demands military intervention, sent the CCP into a panic on Monday when she announced her intention to rewrite the Japanese constitution to allow for a standing military.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with President Donald Trump, a close friend and ally of Takaichi, in April. Taiwan is expected to be a tense topic at this summit as the White House remains outwardly committed to defending the island.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with President Donald Trump, reacts as she speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base in Yokosuka, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This administration has been very clear that the enduring US commitment to Taiwan continues, as it has for over four decades,&rdquo; a spokesperson for the State Department <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cna.com.tw\/news\/aipl\/202602090015.aspx\">told Taiwanese outlet CNA<\/a> on Monday. &ldquo;We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4452468\/china-panics-takaichi-remilitarize-japan\/\">CHINA PANICS AFTER TAKAICHI DECLARES INTENTION TO REMILITARIZE JAPAN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beijing has been frustrated by a U.S. arms deal with Taiwan, worth approximately $11.1 billion, struck late last year. A further deal is reportedly being considered that would provide the island with valuable Patriot and NASAMS missile systems.<\/p>\n<p>Trump spoke with Xi last week over the phone, and a Chinese read-out of their exchange claims the paramount leader warned the president he must &ldquo;handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing vows to strike Taiwan separatists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2568466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25178075897934.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4501,73519,54607,9105],"class_list":["post-2568465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-china","tag-cross-strait","tag-military-threat","tag-taiwan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25178075897934.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568465"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568469,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568465\/revisions\/2568469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}