China says U.S. politicians who 'play with fire' on Taiwan will pay

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that those U.S. politicians who "play with fire" on the Taiwan issue will "come to no good end", according to a ministry statement.

He did not specify any U.S. politician. China has expressed opposition to a potential visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Reporting by Yew Lun Tian; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne

REUTERS