Blinken and Wang warn against fuelling Taiwan tensions
Posted on AllSides October 31st, 2021
From The Center
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi locked horns over Taiwan on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday, trading warnings against moves that could further escalate tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
In an hour-long meeting in Rome, Blinken made “crystal clear” that Washington opposes any unilateral changes by Beijing to the status quo around Taiwan, a senior State Department official said.
A recent increase in Chinese military exercises in Taiwan’s air defence identification zone, including what Taipei said were eight such...