US warns Chinese military ‘aggressiveness’ could cause casualties

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The White House has warned that a sudden upsurge in Chinese military “aggressiveness” behind a series of near collisions in the sea and air could soon result in “casualties”. “It won’t be long before somebody gets hurt,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. “That’s the concern with these unsafe and unprofessional intercepts.” The statement comes after a US destroyer was forced to slam on the brakes as a Chinese destroyer cut in front of it while travelling through the Taiwan Strait last Friday. The close call brought the warships within 140m of each other. Picture: Twitter/Global News And just...