Don’t ‘play with fire’: Mainland China tells US for inviting Taiwan to democracy summit

China has called on the US to stop providing any podium for pro-Taiwan independence forces. On November 24, 2021, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian warned Washington that “joining the pro-Taiwan independence forces to play with fire could only lead to burning oneself”. The previous day, the US State Department invited Taiwan to attend a Washington-led “Summit for Democracy”. The self-ruled island that mainland China considers a breakaway province is among 110 participants invited…