The G7, ASEAN and other international bodies yesterday condemned China’s military drills off Taiwan proper, saying they risked destabilizing the region.
Beijing launched four days of live-fire exercises in retaliation for US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the nation.
The G7 and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in a joint statement asked Beijing not to use the visit as a “pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait.”
China’s “escalatory response risks increasing tensions and destabilizing the region,” they said, adding that it is routine for legislators to travel internationally.
The statement called
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