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Tan Kefei responded that \u201cthe U.S. ignores China\u2019s core concerns, crudely interferes in China\u2019s internal affairs, and deliberately escalates tensions across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be conquered by force if necessary, and Tan said \u201cstern representations\u201d had been lodged with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is tantamount to accelerating the transformation of Taiwan into a \u2018powder keg\u2019 and pushing the Taiwanese people into the abyss of disaster,\u201d he said in a statement on the ministry\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using force to seek independence is wishful thinking and is doomed to failure, he added, using standard Chinese terminology, while noting that the People\u2019s Liberation Army is always ready and would maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. maintains a \u201cOne China\u201d policy under which it does not recognize Taiwan\u2019s formal independence and has no formal diplomatic relations with the island in deference to Beijing. 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China opposes any exchanges at the official level between Taiwan and other governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, 26 PLA aircraft and 4 Chinese ships were detected around Taiwan, the island nation\u2019s Defense Ministry said. Aircraft, vessels and land-based missile systems were monitoring the situation, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few Taiwanese seem fazed by such displays, with the vast majority favoring maintaining the island\u2019s current status of de facto independence. 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