China vows 'forceful measures' over Taiwan VP's US visit

China vows 'resolute and forceful measures' over a weekend trip by Taiwan Vice President William Lai to the United States, which it said it was closely monitoring

Lai has been far more outspoken about independence than Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, to whom Beijing is already hostile as she refuses to accept its view that Taiwan is a part of China.

"The Republic of China and PRC are not subordinate to each other," he said, using Taiwan's official name. On Wednesday, the defence ministry said 33 Chinese warplanes and six vessels had been detected around the island in a 24-hour window.

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