A top White House official for the Indo-Pacific said the U.S. will seek closer ties with Taiwan despite objections from China.
forces last month began a series
of extensive military drills near the Taiwan Strait that began after Pelosi departed Taipei after meeting with Taiwanese officials with other U.S. lawmakers. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry reported a record number of Chinese aircraft and naval vessels in its surrounding sea and airspace with military jets flying more than 300 sorties around the island.
"China has overreacted, and its actions continue to be provocative, destabilizing and unprecedented," Campbell said Friday."China launched missiles into the waters around Taiwan. It declared exclusion zones around Taiwan that disrupted civilian, air and maritime traffic." The White House on Friday restated its commitment to Taiwan. Above, Taiwanese flags are seen as tourists walk past in Taiwan's Kinmen islands on August 11, 2022.
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