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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he hopes Beijing "will not manufacture a crisis or seek a pretext to increase its aggressive military activity," at a meeting with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships on Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force sparked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
In an interview with Euronews, Antony Blinken warned China against making any unliteral move on Taiwan.
A Taiwanese microchip tycoon unveils plans to train more than three million "civilian warriors" to help defend the island against a potential Chinese invasion, donating NT$1 billion ($33m) of his own money. Robert Tsao, founder of major microchip maker United Microelectronics Corp, says Taiwan should show that it will "annihilate" China in the event of an invasion.
Beijing's show of strength came after Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Beijing of raising tensions over Taiwan and insists US policy has not changed after President Joe Biden said Washington would defend the island. "What has changed is Beijing's growing coercion, like trying to cut off Taiwan's relations with countries around the world and blocking it from participating in international organizations," Blinken says in a wide-ranging speech on China. SOUNDBITE
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