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UK voices concern over China's military drills around Taiwan

 Published: 11:57, 15 October 2024

UK voices concern over China's military drills around Taiwan

Britain expressed concern over China’s Monday military exercises around Taiwan, which it warned could "increase tensions and risk dangerous escalation" in the Taiwan Strait.

'The UK reaffirms our clear interest in peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, which is of critical importance to global prosperity,' a Foreign Office spokesperson said in a Monday statement on China’s Joint Sword-2024B drills.

The statement said the UK considers the Taiwan issue one that can be settled by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue 'without the threat or use of force or coercion.'

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