Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): China on Friday warned the US that efforts toward “Taiwan’s independence” are a “dead end” and “will only backfire” after an unnamed US official urged Beijing to exercise restraint over the cross-strait situation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular media briefing on Friday said, “There will be a dead end for those who engage in ‘Taiwan independence’, and to connive support for ‘Taiwan independence’ will only backfire.” Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and has threatened force to control it. Wenbin reiterated that Taiwan’s…