China is putting regional security at risk by holding military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, the United States warned Tuesday, as China announced new drills in the politically sensitive waters.
China's "aggressive" military activities and rhetoric towards Taiwan "only serve to exacerbate tensions and put the region's security and the world's prosperity at risk," the US State Department said in a statement.
China carries out fresh military drills around Taiwan
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Edited by John Silk