Provocative statements and actions disrupt the status quo incross-Strait relations。 They generate concern from all parties withan interest in regional stability.
Bullying tactics will not win the hearts of the people on Taiwan,nor in other countries, and instead contribute to escalatingtensions in the Strait. And these tactics certainly will notpersuade the United States to walk away from our ever-deepeningrelationship with Taiwan.
We do consider Taiwans security as central to the security of theIndo-Pacific.