Biden administration puts pressure on China to halt military drills near Taiwan

The Biden administration said Saturday that U.S. officials are "deeply concerned" about the extensive military drills in the Taiwan Strait, putting pressure on China to "act with restraint."

“The United States is deeply concerned over the People’s Liberation Army joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan,” a Saturday statement from State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller reads. “We are monitoring [People’s Republic of China] activities closely and coordinating...