WASHINGTON: The White House said on Monday (Jun 5) recent dangerous encounters between the United States and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea reflect a growing aggressiveness by Beijing's military that raises the risk of an error in which 'somebody gets hurt'. Washington's sharply wo
Kirby said if China wanted to deliver the message that the US was not welcome in the area or that it wanted American aircraft and vessels to stop flying and sailing in support of international law, that would not succeed.Despite the heightened tensions, US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said that President Joe Biden's administration is"looking to continue to have a predictable relationship with the PRC".
The US military said the American destroyer Chung-Hoon and Canadian frigate Montreal were conducting a"routine" transit of the strait on Saturday when the Chinese ship cut in front of the US vessel, coming within 137m. "The US had caused trouble and provocation first, while China dealt with it in accordance with the law and regulations afterwards," Wang told a press conference on Monday.
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