By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has no justification for using an annual national day speech by Taiwan as a pretext for military pressure, the United States said on Wednesday,

Taiwan’s President has used his National Day address to warn China has “no right to represent Taiwan” and that his mission is to “ensure our nation endures and prospers”, in comments tipped to trigger a furious reaction in Beijing and jitters in neighbouring Southeast Asia.