US says Chinese actions off Taiwan are 'deeply destabilising'

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The US State Department described Chinese maritime actions off Taiwan’s east coast as deeply destabilising and said they worsen tensions. The statement followed a report of a Chinese militia boat sighting in those waters in August.

TAIPEI, Oct 10 - China's maritime actions off Taiwan's east coast are \"deeply destabilising\" and only worsen tension, the US State Department said, after Reuters reported the first known sighting of a Chinese militia boat in those waters in August.