White House Sees ‘Growing Aggressiveness’ From Chinese Military
- Chinese warship crossed the bow of American warship June 3
- US, Chinese defense chiefs traded handshakes over the weekend
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Military interception maneuvers by Chinese ships and planes suggest a “growing aggressiveness” from Beijing and risk an accident that could result in injury, the White House said Monday.
“It won’t be long before somebody gets hurt,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House. “That’s the concern with these unsafe and unprofessional intercepts. They can lead to misunderstandings, they can lead to miscalculations.”