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U.S. says China's military activities near Taiwan "increase tensions unnecessarily" [View all]
Source: CBS News
Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure."
"China's military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily," Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement Thursday. "We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue."
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-military-activities-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us-says/
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