Several leading European powers have issued fresh warnings to China over its increasingly assertive military activities in and around the Taiwan Strait, emphasizing the need to maintain peace, stability, and freedom of navigation in one of the world's most strategically important waterways.
Officials from major European nations, including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, expressed concern over recent Chinese military exercises and deployments near Taiwan, arguing that any unilateral attempt to alter the status quo could have serious consequences for regional and global security.
The warnings came during a series of diplomatic engagements and security discussions in Europe, where policymakers highlighted the Taiwan Strait's critical role in global trade and supply chains. European leaders stressed that disputes should be resolved through dialogue and peaceful means rather than coercion or military pressure.
China, which considers Taiwan a part of its territory, has repeatedly increased military activity around the self-governed island in recent years. Beijing maintains that such actions are necessary to safeguard its sovereignty and opposes what it views as foreign interference in its internal affairs.
Taiwan says the waters off its east coast are not China's and that Beijing has no right to claim any sort of jurisdiction, Reuters reported.
