US Warns Chinese Military ‘Aggressiveness’ Could Cause Casualties

Tue Jun 06 2023
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WASHINGTON, United States: The White House on Monday warned that Chinese military “aggressiveness” responsible for near collisions with the United States forces at sea and in the air may soon lead to casualties.

“It won’t be long before somebody gets hurt,” Spokesman National Security Council John Kirby told reporters. “That’s the concern with these unsafe and unprofessional intercepts.”

The Pentagon on Saturday said that a Chinese warship forced a United States naval destroyer to take evasive action in order to avoid a collision. That incident came less than two weeks after a Chinese fighter jet flew directly across the path of an oncoming United States warplane.

Kirby said the actions were “part and parcel of an increasing level of aggressiveness” by China’s military. – AFP

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