US-China relations

White House condemns Chinese missile launches over Taiwan as ‘significant escalation’

The White House on August 4, 2022, condemned China’s missile launches around and over Taiwan as “irresponsible”. National security spokesman John Kirby called Beijing’s actions “provocative” and a “significant escalation in its long-standing attempt to change the status quo”. 

Video source: Reuters 
 

August 4, 2022