China's military drills near Taiwan on two consecutive days this week was 'completely inappropriate,' said a U.S. State Department official on Wednesday.
self-ruled Taiwan as its territory that must one day be reunited with the mainland and Beijing has never renounced the use of force to take Taiwan by force.
"Such coercive, aggressive behavior is counter to having a free and open Indo-Pacific region," he said.The U.S. is bound by the Taiwan Relations Act to aid the island's self-defense. Cooper said that China's military moves toward Taiwan this week may be broader reflection of China's stance toward the entire region.
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