“Our channels of communication with the People’s Republic of China remain open, and we have always called for restraint and not changing the status quo,” a State Department spokesperson said.
“We are confident that we have sufficient resources and capabilities in the region to ensure peace and stability,” the spokesperson also said, adding that the United States was “closely monitoring the actions of China”.
Beijing on Saturday conducted a “total encirclement” exercise in the Taiwan Strait on the first day of military maneuvers that will last until Monday, mobilizing at least nine warships and 71 military aircraft, according to the ministry. of the Defense of Taiwan.
These maneuvers are presented as retaliation for a recent meeting in the United States between the Republican Speaker of the American House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, and the Taiwanese President, who denounced the “authoritarian expansionism” of China.
Kevin McCarthy repeated on Twitter on Saturday that “in no way does China have to tell me where I can go or who I can talk to”.