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.

The warning came during China’s largest annual political gathering, known as the “Two Sessions”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Wu went on to describe the Chinese military as a force dedicated to "combating separatism and promoting reunification" and issued a cautionary message to Taiwan’s pro-independen