After two days of record incursions, the US state department says it is ‘very concerned’ by Beijing’s pressure on Taipei

The United States has condemned China for “provocative” and “destabilising” military activity after Chinese fighter jets and bombers made their largest-ever incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone.

“The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilising, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability,” US state department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.

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