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Manila — Antony, USA Secretary of State Brinken accused China of "irresponsible action" by shutting down key communication channels with Washington on Saturday, while Taiwan's actions shifted from prioritizing peaceful solutions to the use of force. said to show
His comments came as Chinese aircraft and warships conducted drills for an attack on Taiwan on Saturday, island officials said. It is part of a series of steps Beijing took after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi earlier this week.
China's retaliation to halt bilateral processes in eight key areas, including crimes committed by the United States and climate change, is a move that will punish not only the United States but the world, Brinken told News. meeting in Manila.
"They include some military-to-military channels that are essential for avoiding misunderstandings and averting crises," he said.
“Ceasing cooperation on climate change will not punish the United States, but the world, especially the developing world. We should not cooperate.”
Tackling climate change has been a key area of cooperation between the two superpowers and the two largest emitters of greenhouse gas emissions.
Blinken said the United States had heard concerns from allies about what he called China's dangerous and erratic behavior around Taiwan, but Washington
He told China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a regional conference in Cambodia that, as nations around the world hoped, the United States would prevent miscalculations. He said he was determined to maintain communication channels in order to
"To be clear, the United States does not believe that escalating the situation is in Taiwan's, the region's or our own national security interests," he said. .
"Keep his channels of communication open with China to avoid misunderstandings and escalations due to misunderstandings."
He added: And I believe that dialogue is a very important element of that. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; Additional reporting by Karen Lema; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Kim Coghill)
