"China has decided that the status quo of the situation in Taiwan is no longer acceptable and has begun increasing pressure on the self-governing island, including retaining the possibility of using force," US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.
He said this at an event organized by Bloomberg, reports Reuters. Blinken points out that China has changed the decades-old agreement between Washington and Beijing, that it will resolve its differences with Taiwan peacefully.
"What has changed is the decision of the government in Beijing that the status quo is no longer acceptable and that they want to speed up the process of reunification," said Blinken.
He adds that, in addition, China has made decisions about exerting more pressure on Taiwan and maintaining the possibility of "using force to achieve its goals" if pressure tactics do not work.
"That's what fundamentally changed," Blinken emphasized.
He adds that Washington did not want a "cold war" and did not try to contain China, but was determined and stood up for its interests.
The administration of President Joseph Biden has repeatedly accused China of using US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as an excuse to increase military exercises around the island. Islands that Beijing considers its territory.
The President of China, Xi Jinping, recently announced, at the five-year congress of the Chinese Communist Party, that Beijing will never give up its right to use force over Taiwan, but that it will advocate for a peaceful solution.
Despite the speculation, the US administration points out that they believe it is unlikely that China will try to take over Taiwan militarily in the next few years.
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