Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflicts'

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 05, 2022 2:46 am

SOUTHEAST Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China launched massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiraling into 'open conflicts.'

A furious Beijing kicked off its biggest-ever exercises around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this week to the self-ruled island.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (5L) poses for a group photo with other officials during the US ministerial meeting as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh, on August 4, 2022. AFP PHOTO/ POOL

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