Mr Wu, speaking to Sky News, suggested Taiwan “happens to be on the frontline of China’s expansion of its authoritarian order”.
He added: “If Taiwan is taken by China, I think the consequences will be global.”
The minister also welcomed the UK sending to send the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, to the Indo-Pacific.
Mr Wu told the broadcaster: “For the UK to think about sending military surface ships to this part of the world, to show that the UK cares, is also welcomed.”
