China’s authorities are urging the U.S. to cease dangerous and provocative actions in the Taiwan Strait, according to a commentary by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made on the arrival of a U.S. destroyer in the region at a regular briefing on Wednesday.
“We hope that the U.S. will observe the One China principle and cease dangerous and provocative actions in the Taiwan Strait,” he said.
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