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The US has some serious concerns about China’s behavior, especially its coercive and aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, according to John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council.
In response to a query about the US’ relationship with China posed by Fox News reporter Peter Doocy, Kirby said, “In some cases, we have significant concerns about China’s behavior, particularly their coercive and aggressive behavior, for example, in the South China Sea in pursuing false maritime claims, concerns about intellectual theft, and some trade practices.
Doocy had questioned whether President Biden believed China was following the international laws of the road.
“There are other areas where we think there is room for cooperation with China, and we desire to be able to pursue that, too,” the NCS continued. “But to do that, you must maintain this type of communication, you gotta have the capacity to talk, especially when things are strong like they are right now.
On Tuesday, the US declined to confirm a news story claiming that it had given vital intelligence to the Indian military the year before, enabling it to effectively confront the Chinese at the border.
John Kirby, who is in charge of strategic communications for the National Security Council at the White House, spoke at the podium during the daily press conference. He neither confirmed nor denied the news report, but instead responded, “No, I can’t confirm that.”
U.S. News and World Report claims that, prior to PLA incursions into the Tawang Sector of Arunachal Pradesh, the US government provided its Indian counterparts with real-time intelligence about Chinese positions and force sizes for the first time.
A massive battle between Indian and Chinese troops took place along the Line of Actual Control on December 9, 2022.
