“We will continue to take calm and decisive steps to maintain peace and stability ... in the face of Beijing's continued attempts to undermine them, and to support Taiwan in line with our longstanding policy.
These steps in a number of areas will be taken in the coming weeks and months, as this is a long-term task, ”TASS quoted him as saying.
Campbell said the United States will continue to operate in airspace, seaspace and wherever international law allows.
“This includes conducting standard passages (ships. -
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Earlier, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the likely confrontation between the United States and China "will not end well."