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China said on Thursday the United States was seriously undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait after a US Navy destroyer sailed through the waters amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Taipei. Zhang Chunhui, a spokesman for China’s eastern theatre command, said in a statement that the Chinese military followed and monitored the USS Barry as the destroyer travelled through the strait on Wednesday. Zhang accused the US of sending “misleading signals†to people in Taiwan, state media reported. China considers Taiwan, a self-ruled island and one of the region’s most vibrant democracies, part of its territory and has...
