Tokyo | China has denounced US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warning of an “imminent” invasion of Taiwan, accusing Washington of inflaming regional tensions with a Cold War mindset while the US seeks to deepen military alliances across Asia.
In an article on Sunday in the English-language Global Times, considered a mouthpiece for the administration of President Xi Jinping, the foreign ministry said Hegseth’s comments that China’s army was “rehearsing for the real deal” – an invasion of Taiwan – “ignored the calls of regional countries for peace and development”.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
