{"id":71856,"date":"2021-04-29T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/29\/china-says-us-increasing-military-activity-directed-at-it\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:07:58","slug":"china-says-us-increasing-military-activity-directed-at-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/04\/29\/china-says-us-increasing-military-activity-directed-at-it\/","title":{"rendered":"China says US increasing military activity directed at it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 Activity by U.S. military ships and surveillance planes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/04\/07\/us-military-cites-rising-risk-of-chinese-move-against-taiwan\/\" target=_blank>directed toward China<\/a> has increased significantly under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration, a spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an example, Wu Qian said the Navy\u2019s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Mustin had recently conducted close-in observation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/03\/22\/china-has-a-large-and-growing-navy-what-is-the-rest-of-the-story\/\" target=_blank>Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning <\/a>and its battle group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That had \u201cseriously interfered with the Chinese side\u2019s training activities and seriously threatened the safety of navigation and personnel on both sides,\u201d Wu said. The ship had been warned to leave and a formal protest filed with the U.S., he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/12\/chinas-navy-has-more-ships-than-the-us-does-that-matter\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cina-Main.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">China\u2019s navy has more ships than the US. Does that matter?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWho wins when part of one force goes up against all of a hostile force? That\u2019s the question we may see put to the test. The answer is far from obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activity by U.S. military ships was up 20 percent and by planes 40 percent in areas China claims since Biden took office in January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/us-navy-transits-to-counter-china-increased-sharply-under-trump\/\" target=_blank>over the same period last year<\/a>, Wu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. frequently dispatches ships and planes to operate in seas and airspace near China, promoting regional militarization and threatening regional peace and stability,\u201d Wu said at a monthly briefing held virtually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China routinely objects to the U.S. military presence in the South China Sea, which it claims virtually in its entirety, as well as the passage of Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country recently marked the 20th anniversary of the collision between a U.S. surveillance plane and a Chinese navy fighter near the Chinese island province of Hainan that resulted in the Chinese pilot\u2019s death. He was called a hero who sacrificed himself for the defense of the motherland. The U.S. says its plane was in international airspace and the accident was the result of reckless flying by the Chinese side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wu also blasted moves to beef up monitoring of Chinese aircraft movements by Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy claimed by China as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/09\/02\/what-war-with-china-could-look-like\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635774999538290744-mar-2015-dawn-blitz-5jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What war with China could look like<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A host of scenarios could push China and the United States into some kind of conflict.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts by Taiwan\u2019s government to stave off what China refers to as inevitable unification are like \u201ca mantis trying to stop a chariot,\u201d Wu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. maintains only unofficial relations with Taiwan in deference to Beijing, but provides the island with defensive weapons and is legally bound to treat threats to it as matters of \u201cgrave concern.\u201d Increased activity by the Chinese military around Taiwan has been raising concerns about the possibility of a conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview with Britain\u2019s Sky News, Taiwan\u2019s Foreign Ministry Joseph Wu reiterated recent warnings that the military threat from China is growing through \u201cmisinformation campaigns, hybrid warfare, and &#8230; grey zone activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd all these seem to be preparing for their final military assault against Taiwan,\u201d Wu told Sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is our country, this is our people and this is our way of life. 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