China has claimed that American military bases in the Philippines are an attempt to strategically use Taiwan to “contain China.”
According to the Chinese Embassy spokesperson, whose name was not disclosed, the four American military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) are a threat to peace development, especially in its internal affairs with Taiwan.
“Of the four new EDCA sites opened by the Philippines to the United States, three are located in the northern part of Luzon, just ‘across the sea’ from Taiwan, and one of which is only 400 kilometers away from Taiwan,” the spokesperson said.
“It is obvious that the US is attempting to use EDCA sites to interfere in the Taiwan question at the expense of the peaceful development of the Philippines and the region,” they added.
China warned the US against “external interferences and secessionist activities” and said it will “reserve the option of taking all necessary measures” but “won’t renounce the use of force.”
“The Taiwan question is entirely China’s internal affairs, and how to solve it is a matter for the Chinese people on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait,” the spokesperson said.
“China is the last country in the world to wish for a conflict across the Strait, but we will not renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all necessary measures. This is to guard against external interference and the very small number of separatist elements and their secessionist activities,” they added.
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