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`Preparing for emergencies with Taiwan is central to China’s military modernization process,` said David Helvey, acting US assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs.
Helvey made his comments in the context of China increasing pressure on the island of Taiwan, causing tensions in the Strait to escalate.
Asia is the destination of the first trip of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The Z-8 helicopter takes off from the Changbaishan landing ship with the Chinese navy destroyer Hefei (left) during exercises in the Pacific in February 2019.
China has always considered Taiwan a province awaiting reunification and vowed to use force if necessary.
`In 2020 alone, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China still has 25 large warships on staff. They are not tugboats or patrol boats, but cruisers, destroyers, corvettes and submarines.
Another defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US would adopt a cautious approach to the Taiwan issue.
`We think an attack on the island of Taiwan is not good for anyone,` the official said.
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Taiwan Island and Mainland China.
In addition to Secretary Austin, US President Joe Biden’s administration also sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with allies in the Indo-Pacific region.
On March 10, the US sent the destroyer USS John Finn through the Taiwan Strait.