China says it will not renounce use of force over Taiwan

FILE - Taiwanese Coast Guard personnel work on a vessel off the coast of Nangan Township, in the Matsu Islands on October 15, 2024, a day after China conducted the "Joint Sword-2024B" military drills around Taiwan.

China will not promise to renounce the use of force over Taiwan but this is aimed at external interference and a small minority of separatists, China's Taiwan Affairs Office said on Wednesday following the country's latest war games around the island.