US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday that he " It is about the fact that China began military exercises, and then fired missiles towards the waters near Taiwan against the background of the visit there of the speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, reports CNN..

Speaking at the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) ministerial meeting in Cambodia, Blinken noted that “many countries of the world believe that escalation does not benefit anyone and may have undesirable consequences that will not serve anyone’s interests, in particular the interests of.

“In recent days, we have reached out to our Chinese counterparts at all levels of government to get this message across,” the diplomat said.. “All countries in the region, including all our colleagues in ASEAN, are interested in maintaining stability in both straits.”.

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" We oppose any unilateral effort to change the status quo, especially by force."

US remains committed to One China policy.

Despite the above, Blinken said that the US remains committed to the One China policy, " (Recall that the mentioned doctrine provides for the official recognition of only one Chinese state, despite the existence of two countries that proclaimed themselves China. In fact, this implies the preliminary termination of official relations with Taiwan before establishing diplomatic relations with China - ed..

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Chinese military officials said on Thursday they had fired several missiles from the sea off eastern Taiwan.. All missiles accurately hit the target.

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Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent high-profile visit to Taiwan was the first time in 25 years that an incumbent U.S. official has visited the self-governing island.. The arrival caused a huge backlash from Beijing the day before during and after the trip..

In addition to military exercises, China has also imposed retaliatory trade restrictions on Taiwan..

On Tuesday evening, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng summoned U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest Pelosi's visit to Taiwan..

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Pelosi is not the first congressional leader in Taiwan. Earlier, the South China Morning Post tried to figure out why China is now reacting harder than in 1997..