Chinese President issues stern warning on efforts to divide the country

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that any efforts to divide the country will end in “crushed bodies and shattered bones”.

Amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the leader had stern words for those believing China’s regime might falter.

Chinese state broadcaster CCTV quoted him as saying: “Anyone attempting to split China in any part of the country will end in crushed bodies and shuttered bones – and any external forces backing such attempts dividing China will be deemed by the Chinese people as pipe-dreaming!”

Xi is said to have made the comments during a meeting with Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, where they discussed expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet.

Their summit marked the first time a Chinese president had visited Nepal for 22 years.

Via CNBC