China's defense minister lashed out at U.S. foreign policy Monday, saying
China wasn't fazed by
sanctions, pressure or a "big stick" approach, while reiterating threats to force the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan to accept rule from Beijing.
Gen. Wei Fenghe did not refer directly to the U.S. in his opening remarks at the Xiangshan Forum, an annual gathering in
Beijing patterned on other multilateral gatherings such as Singapore's Shangri-la Dialogue.