China Calls U.S. Claims of Military Pressure on Taiwan a ‘Distortion’

A Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet approaches for landing at an air force base in Hualien in eastern Taiwan on May 24, 2024. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP
A Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet approaches for landing at an air force base in Hualien in eastern Taiwan on May 24, 2024. Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

The United States’ claims about China exerting military pressure on Taiwan are distorted and demonstrate its “malicious intentions”, a government spokesperson in Beijing said on Wednesday.

China has stepped up military activity around democratically governed Taiwan, which it views as its own territory, holding several rounds of war games, most recently with live-fire drills in late December.

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