'Warning to Taiwan!' War fears skyrocket as China snipes US with calculated message.

'Warning to Taiwan!' War fears skyrocket as China snipes US with calculated message. CHINA has sparked fresh war fears after it warned Taiwan the United States "fleeing action" is a forecast in an apparent reference to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. The last few days have seen chaos ensue in Afghanistan as Western nations evacuated their soldiers and civilians amid the Taliban takeover of Kabul. In its latest reference to US President Joe Biden’s move, Beijing issued Taiwan a chilling warning regarding its push for independence. Li Haidong, a professor at the Institute of International Relations of the China Foreign Affairs University, warned the US could "cast aside" Taiwan should it fight for its sovereignty. He told the Global Times: "The US' fleeing action is a warning to the Taiwan secessionists, or rather, a forecast.” Jin Canrong, associate dean of the School of International Studies at the Renmin University of China, echoed Mr Li’s remarks. He said the US would make an “empty promise” to Taipei as it did with Afghanistan. Last week, an expert warned any Chinese-US clash over Taiwan, would “result in significant and long-lasting disruption on a global scale”. China regards Taiwan as a province of their territory, despite it being mainly accepted as an independent state due to having its own constitution and democratically-elected leaders. Dr Jonathan Sullivan, a China specialist and political scientist at the University of Nottingham, told Express.co.uk: “It would reconfigure international relations, lead to an ugly occupation of Taiwan and make China a pariah state.