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China threatens US over warships near Taiwan

by Liz George


On Tuesday, China threatened the United States, saying it “will respond” if the U.S. sails naval vessels through the Taiwan Strait. The threat comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently visited Taiwan, heightening tensions between the U.S. and China.

Qin Gang, China’s ambassador to the U.S., said China sees U.S. movements in the Taiwan Strait as escalatory, arguing they are displays of force in support of the “separatist” Taipei government, Bloomberg reported.

“The US side has done too much and going too far in this region,” Qin said of the Taiwan Strait. “I do call on our American colleagues to refrain, to exercise restraint, not to do anything to escalate the tension. So if there’s any moves damaging China’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, so China will respond. China will respond.”…


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