U.S. says China's military activities near Taiwan "increase tensions unnecessarily"

[Anxy]

Source: CBS News

Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure."

"China's military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily," Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement Thursday. "We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-military-activities-near-taiwan-unnecessarily-raise-tensions-us-says/

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Not from The Onion.

[Marcuse]

1. Shameless.

[AverageOldGuy]

2. China considers the government in Taiwan to be illegitimate

Trump considers the Maduro regime in Venezuela to be illegitimate.

So when China attacks to remove the illegitimate government of Taiwan . . .

[Marcuse]

7. And Putin considers Ukraine illegitimate. What do those 3 dudes have in common?

[SergeStorms]

3. We still have a State Department?

I thought everything regarding our government was determined at the point of a presidential Sharpie now?

[Javaman]

4. Pot meet kettle. nt

[Aristus]

5. Well, we're not setting the best example in the world...

[LPBBEAR]

6. The Hypocrisy Screams in that headline......

Lets look at it from the world's viewpoint.....

China says U.S. military activities near Venezuela "increase tensions unnecessarily".

[Vinca]

8. Oh, c'mon. Check again. It must be "The Onion."

[BradBo]

9. Look who's talking, WTF.