{"id":62735,"date":"2026-01-01T20:03:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-says-chinas-military-activities-near-taiwan-increase-tensions-unnecessarily\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T20:03:51","slug":"u-s-says-chinas-military-activities-near-taiwan-increase-tensions-unnecessarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-says-chinas-military-activities-near-taiwan-increase-tensions-unnecessarily\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. says China&#8217;s military activities near Taiwan &#8220;increase tensions unnecessarily&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-taiwan-military-drills-trump-xi-jinping-december-2025-blockade-rehersal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Chinese war games<\/a><\/span> around Taiwan &#8220;unnecessarily&#8221; spiked tensions in the region, the U.S. State Department said, calling on Beijing to &#8220;cease its military pressure.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;China&#8217;s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily,&#8221; Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesperson for the State Department, said in a statement Thursday. &#8220;We urge Beijing to exercise restraint, cease its military pressure against Taiwan, and instead engage in meaningful dialogue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States supports peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and opposes unilateral changes to the status quo, including by force or coercion,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>China claims that democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex it. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Monday and Tuesday, Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels to encircle Taiwan&#8217;s main island, saying the drills \u2014 code-named &#8220;Justice Mission 2025&#8221; \u2014 simulated a blockade of main Taiwanese ports.<\/p>\n<p>Taipei condemned the exercises as &#8220;highly provocative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/01\/9b332e9a-2ab3-4525-a378-e15d825b466e\/thumbnail\/620x399\/9f58588b6f0a92ead853feb3329bbd65\/gettyimages-2253221273.jpg#\" alt=\"CHINA-TAIWAN-DEFENCE-DRILLS \" height=\"399\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/01\/9b332e9a-2ab3-4525-a378-e15d825b466e\/thumbnail\/620x399\/9f58588b6f0a92ead853feb3329bbd65\/gettyimages-2253221273.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/01\/9b332e9a-2ab3-4525-a378-e15d825b466e\/thumbnail\/1240x798\/68d702604b46399f8ed2ef2be9ac1652\/gettyimages-2253221273.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Chinese ships patrol as the People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) conduct military drills on Pingtan island, in eastern China&#8217;s Fujian province, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                ADEK BERRY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Trump said Monday he was not concerned about the drills, appearing to brush aside the possibility of counterpart Xi Jinping ordering an invasion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a great relationship with President Xi. 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