The German government has expressed concern over the decision by the Chinese armed forces to start new military exercises off the coast of Taiwan, a ministry spokesman said today of foreign affairs and added that Berlin is categorically opposed to any unilateral changes to the status quo in the region, Reuters reported.
"China's military activity increases the risk of unintended military clashes and, in this sense, increases the tension in the region,", the spokesman added. "We categorically refuse to accept any unilaterally imposed changes to the (regional) status quo."
A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also commented on the topic of the exercises that started today and said in this regard that Great Britain is calling for a diplomatic solution to the Sino-Taiwan issue.
According to the official representative, London has long expressed the position that issues between Taiwan and China can only be resolved through constructive dialogue, not through military means.
"Britain's long-standing position is that this issue should be settled peacefully by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive dialogue rather than military activity or action, and this position has not changed,'' he said. the speaker.
Meanwhile, an EU statement said China's military activity around Taiwan had further escalated "cross-strait tensions". The bloc's statement called on both sides to exercise restraint and not take actions that could further increase tensions, which should be calmed through dialogue.