China will firmly oppose Taiwan "separatism", Premier Li Keqiang declared Sunday, following tension with US President Donald Trump over the island, and said Hong Kong independence moves would "lead nowhere".
"We will resolutely oppose and contain separatist activities for Taiwan independence," Li said in a speech opening the annual session of China's rubber-stamp National People's Congress.
"We will never tolerate any activity, in any form or name, which attempts to separate Taiwan from the motherland."
Trump raised eyebrows following his November election victory with a protocol-busting telephone conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.
He later threw doubt on the "One China" policy - a tacit acknowledgement of China's claim to the self-ruled island - suggesting that the decades-old diplomatic formulation was up for negotiation, which drew protests from China.
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