John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the US National Security Council (NSC), said China was showing “increasing aggression” in intercepting US military aircraft and ships. The official told reporters about this at a regular briefing in Washington. TASS.
Commenting on recent US-Chinese military aircraft and ship collisions, Kirby described them as part of the “increasing level of aggression” of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
At the same time, Kirby had to admit that the American side was also blocking military aircraft and ships. However, Kirby believes that the US is acting unprofessional, while the Chinese are unprofessional and insecure. According to him, such events can lead to mutual misunderstandings and miscalculations.
That’s why Washington continues to keep lines of communication open with Beijing to send a clear signal of “how unacceptable these particular wiretaps are,” Kirby noted.
Earlier, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore declarationThat Washington is alarmed by the number of Chinese interceptions of American and allied aircraft.