Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the world’s two biggest economies should ease tensions as Beijing says it will step up military drills as Nancy Pelosi visits Taipei.
encircling Taiwan between Thursday and Sunday. Some of the activities appear to impinge on Taiwan’s territorial waters.The large-scale activities, tipped to be the biggest since the mid 1990s, were unveiled after Ms PelosiAhead of Ms Pelosi’s visit, 21 Chinese military jets entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Tuesday, one of the biggest incursions in what has become a near daily occurrence.
“All parties should consider how they best contribute to de-escalating the current tensions,” Senator Wong said. “I note that the US administration, the Biden administration, has continued to be clear that it adheres to previous commitments made between the US and China historically.
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