White House says China's moves around Taiwan 'potentially destabilising', East Asia News & Top Stories


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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The White House on Friday (April 9) said it was keeping a close watch on increased Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait, and called Beijing's recent actions potentially destabilising. "We have... clearly - publicly, privately - expressed our concerns, our growing concerns, about China's aggression towards Taiwan," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. "We've seen a concerning increase in PRC military activity in the Taiwan Strait, which we believe is potentially destabilising," she said, when asked if Washington was concerned about a possible Chinese invasion. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained over the last few months...