OPINION / EDITORIAL
By Global Times Published: Apr 12, 2021 08:31 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Biden Administration s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)
The US and the island of Taiwan have recently been engaged in a war of public opinion over tensions across the Taiwan Straits. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the US is concerned about China s aggressive actions against Taiwan and alleged that it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change that status quo [in the Western Pacific] by force. However, asked if the US would respond militarily to the Chinese mainland s actions against the island of Taiwan, Blinken declined to comment on a hypothetical