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China wants to “accelerate” the invasion of Taiwan

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China wants to accelerate the takeover of Taiwan. Photo / Illustration

WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of undermining the decades-old status quo that prevented the two countries from fighting for Taiwan, saying Beijing was trying to “accelerate” the takeover of the island.

“What has changed is this: the Beijing government’s decision that the status quo is no longer acceptable, that they want to speed up the process by which they will pursue reunification,” Blinken said in an interview in Bloomberg’s office.

“I think they are also making decisions about how to do it, including putting more pressure on Taiwan, coercion – making life difficult in various ways in Taiwan in the hope that it will accelerate reunification,” Blinken said. BloombergThursday (10/27/2022).

Taiwan remains the main boiling point and the most likely source of conflict between the United States and China. Tensions on the island escalated dramatically when US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing’s warnings and visited the island in August.

The island, claimed by China, receives billions of dollars in advanced weapons from the United States. President Joe Biden was more outspoken than his predecessors about the US plans to intervene in defense of the island in the event of a Chinese invasion.

“I believe that everyone has a great interest in making everyone involved, starting with Beijing, understand that the world does not want to see any crisis regarding Taiwan, no disturbances, and the world believes that these differences must be resolved peacefully”, Blinken said.

More broadly, Blinken said the US and China are now clearly engaged in a global competition to shape international affairs, with Beijing opposing the US to defend an “illiberal” world order.

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“We are not seeking conflict. We do not want the Cold War. We are not trying to contain or detain China,” Blinken said.

“But equally, we are firm in defending our interests, defending our values. And again, when it comes to Taiwan, defend a decades-old proposition that these differences must be managed and resolved amicably. ”

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