WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the United States is concerned about China's aggressive actions against Taiwan and warned it would be a "serious mistake" for anyone to try to change the status quo in the Western Pacific by force.

"What we've seen, and what is of real concern to us, is increasingly aggressive actions by the government in Beijing directed at Taiwan, raising tensions in the Straits," Blinken said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press."

Beijing on Thursday blamed the United States for tensions after a U.S. warship sailed close to Taiwan.


The United States has a longstanding commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act to ensure that Taiwan has the ability to defend itself and to sustain peace and security in the Western Pacific, Blinken said.

Asked if the United States would respond militarily to a Chinese action in Taiwan, Blinken declined to comment on a hypothetical.

"All I can tell you is we have a serious commitment to Taiwan being able to defend itself. We have a serious commitment to peace and security in the Western Pacific.

"We stand behind those commitments. And in that context, it would be a serious mistake for anyone to try to change that status quo by force."

Taiwan has complained over the last few months of repeated missions by China's air force near the island, which China claims as its own.

The White House on Friday said it was keeping a close watch on increased Chinese military activities in the Taiwan Strait, and called Beijing's actions potentially destabilizing.

Also on Friday, the U.S. State Department issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan, a move that deepens relations with Taipei amid stepped-up Chinese military activity around the island.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said the new guidelines had followed a congressionally mandated review and would "provide clarity throughout the Executive Branch on effective implementation of our 'one China' policy" - a reference to the longstanding U.S. policy under which Washington officially recognizes Beijing rather than Taipei.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; editing by Grant McCool)

monomial wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 2:58 pm Watch this situation very closely.

Taiwan is increasingly looking to be the opening move in exposing the currently covert war that is being fought between national intelligence agencies backing the globalists vs. the patriots around the world. Over time, this will tie back to the intentional release of the Covid-19 biological agent by China, the US election fraud, the current belligerent occupation of the Whitehouse by a foreign controlled actor, and the eventual dismantling of the world wide deep state apparatus.

There is a lot going on right now that is hidden from us, but the pieces appear to be in place at this point, and it looks like reality is about to burst out into the open over the coming months. Only the exact timing is uncertain. It is like waiting for an attack you know is coming, but don't know precisely when. We are already in a state of war, and have been for several months. We just don't realize it yet. Taiwan is likely the Franz Ferdinand moment that is going to unleash everything.

As this situation speeds up, not only will we likely require a dedicated sub section, I expect it will consume most discussions around the globe. What is set to transpire during the remainder of this year is a once in lifetime type of scenario. Possibly even unique in history, or at least in recent history. As bad as these past 18 months have been, this situation is finally reaching a climax and will start to be undone in the very near future. My prediction of course, but based on some pretty solid ground.

Don't believe everything you read or will read in the news. The mainstream media such as AP, Reuters, CNN, BBC and the like, are no longer intended to inform you about the truth of world events. Instead, they are globalist controlled propaganda arms designed to hide the truth from you. If you want the truth, you are going to need to be discerning, spend the time and dig. But the truth will eventually be exposed, and if you honestly think anything about what you have seen on the surface these past few months represents reality, you are going to be in for a terrible shock. You don't need to believe me. This is bigger than any of us. It is coming no matter what you believe. We have all been indoctrinated into a cult of lies for most of our life. This cult is about to be raided and shut down. When the collapse comes, it is going to be quick. We are talking months, not years.

And at the end of it, the world is going to look like a different place. And hopefully, a better one. In the mean time, if you have made any long term plans that depend on the current globalist world view, it might not be a bad idea to get some contingencies in place, just in case.