Taiwan's defence ministry said on Friday that the history of World War Two shows aggression and expansion will end in failure, responding to Chinese comments that the island would come into Beijing's hands sooner or later.

The threat, delivered by ministry spokesperson Wu Qian during a press conference, has resemblance to a line from the Chinese animated blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2'.

Threat after Taipei announces bigger military drills appears to mirror a line from children’s film Ne Zha 2