Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China to stop flying warplanes toward Taiwan, citing the risk of an accidental conflict that could bring global powers to the brink of a major clash.

“We are very concerned by the PRC’s provocative military activity near Taiwan,” Blinken told reporters in Paris. “As we’ve said, the activity is destabilizing, it risks miscalculation, and it has the potential to undermine regional peace and stability.”

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