{"id":43975,"date":"2022-08-05T12:42:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T09:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=43975"},"modified":"2022-08-05T12:42:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T09:42:29","slug":"blinken-there-is-no-justification-for-chinas-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=43975","title":{"rendered":"Blinken: there is no justification for China&#8217;s actions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blinken: there is no justification for China&#8217;s actions ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Blinken .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate . 5 . August . 2022 | World News .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned again that China&#8217;s &#8220;provocative&#8221; actions could lead to a serious escalation and could destabilize the situation in the region .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, Blinken told the media that the US has repeatedly told China that it does not seek a crisis.&nbsp;Blinken said US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s visit to Taiwan was peaceful and that &#8220;there was no possible justification for what they did&#8221; in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Secretary of State said that the US will stick to its allies in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that the US will not be provoked by China&#8217;s actions, and that US forces will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows.&nbsp;He pledged that the US would continue to conduct sea crossings through the Taiwan Strait and said that the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier would remain in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China is holding the second day of one of its biggest military exercises around Taiwan.&nbsp;Taiwan&#8217;s Ministry of Defense says several Chinese ships and aircraft have been crossing the median line, the informal dividing line in the Taiwan Strait between mainland China and Taiwan, for a second day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China&#8217;s military drills began after a controversial visit to the island by top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi.<br>Speaking in Japan, Pelosi promised that China &#8220;will not isolate&#8221; Taiwan by preventing American politicians from traveling there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>Ukrgate<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blinken: there is no justification for China&#8217;s actions , Anthony Blinken . KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate . 5 . August . 2022 | World News . \u00a0US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned again that China&#8217;s &#8220;provocative&#8221; actions could lead to a serious escalation and could destabilize the situation in the region . 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