U.S. says China's military activity around Taiwan threatens region


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U.S. says China's military activity around Taiwan threatens region SINGAPORE - U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin stressed American support for Taiwan on Saturday, suggesting at Asia's premier defence forum that recent Chinese military activity around the self-governing island threatens to change the status quo. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Austin noted a "steady increase in provocative and destabilizing military activity near Taiwan," including almost daily military flights near the island by the People's Republic of China. "Our policy hasn't changed, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be true for the PRC," he said. Austin said Washington remains...