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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on March 9, 2021. [Photo: Foreign Ministry] China criticized the United States on Thursday for frequently sending warships to the Taiwan Straits to flex muscles and stir up trouble, saying the move sends the wrong signal to the "Taiwan independence" forces and threatens cross-Straits peace and stability. The US State Department has expressed its concern about "a pattern of Chinese intimidation efforts in the region, including toward Taiwan", reiterating that the US commitment to Taiwan is "rock solid", Reuters reported. A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday after China...
