Blinken said that China has made a decision to no longer accept the status quo of the situation in Taiwan and will increase pressure on Taiwan, including insisting on the possibility of using force.

(Bloomberg)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned last week that as Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has been in power for 10 years, enters his third term, the Beijing authorities will use "any necessary force, including force." means" to seek rapid reunification of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Blinken said again on Wednesday that China has made a decision to no longer accept the status quo of the situation in Taiwan and will increase pressure on Taiwan, including the possibility of insisting on the use of force.

"Reuters" reported that Blinken made a speech at an event organized by Bloomberg on the 26th, saying that China has changed the basic understanding between China and the United States that has lasted for decades, that is, the peaceful handling of differences between China and Taiwan. A decision was made to no longer accept the status quo and to expedite the process of reunification.

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Blinken pointed out that China has also decided to increase pressure on Taiwan. If the pressure does not work, it will retain the possibility of "achieving the goal by force". "This has fundamentally changed."

He added that the US does not want a cold war, nor is it trying to restrict China, but is determined to safeguard its own interests.

Blinken said last week that Beijing was determined to achieve reunification with Taiwan sooner, but he did not specify when.

The report also mentioned that the Biden administration has repeatedly criticized China for using the US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in August as an excuse to intensify military exercises around Taiwan.

The top U.S. military general said last year that China was unlikely to take Taiwan militarily within these two years, but the commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told the U.S. Congress at the time that the threat could emerge within six years.

And Chinese leader Xi Jinping said at the 20th Party Congress this month that Beijing would never give up its right to use force against Taiwan, but would strive for a peaceful solution.