While the U.S. missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon and the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Montreal were conducting a joint mission across the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese warship intercepted the moving " "Zhongyun" almost caused a collision. John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council, on Monday (June 6) condemned Beijing’s increasing provocations in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, and warned that such actions could lead to casualties.
According to footage released by the U.S. Navy on the 4th, the Chinese Communist warship "Suzhou" accelerated to overtake the "Zhong Yun" from the port side, and then passed across the front of the "Zhong Yun" at a distance of about 140 meters.
The White House condemns China’s repeated provocations
Kirby, the Strategic Communications Coordinator of the National Security Council of the White House, pointed out on the 5th that the frequency of such incidents is higher than expected, and pointed out that this incident was related to the interception of the US Air Force RC-16 reconnaissance aircraft by the Chinese Communist Party’s J-5 fighter jets in the international airspace of the South China Sea on May 26. , and any action that cuts in front of the US military fighter jet at too close range is unsafe and unprofessional.
Kirby pointed out that there was absolutely no need for the People's Liberation Army to be so provocative, adding that these interceptions could lead to misunderstandings and miscalculations, which could lead to casualties. Kirby also said that U.S. officials will use their recent visit to Beijing to hold talks with Chinese officials to express the U.S.'s concerns about the two interceptions. The U.S. has also raised concerns through the U.S. Embassy in China.
