The United States has urged Beijing to stop pressuring Taiwan after China sent 25 military jets into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday. It was the highest number of Chinese jets to have flown into Taiwan’s airspace since China made its first military incursions into Taiwan’s ADIZ in September 2020.
The incursion of the 25 Chinese aircraft came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview with NBC expressed concern over China’s aggressive actions toward Taiwan.
Blinken said the US has a longstanding commitment to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act to ensure Taiwan has the military capability to defend itself in sustaining peace and stability in the Western Pacific.
Meanwhile, in response to an inquiry from Taiwan’s Central News Agency, a US State Department spokesperson urged Beijing to stop its military, diplomatic and economic pressure against Taiwan and engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan instead.