Patel answered questions on the matter at the daily press conference. Stating that the US wants to have a “predictable” relationship with China, Patel said, “As US President Joe Biden has clearly stated, we are not looking for a new Cold War and our competition should not turn into a conflict.” he said.
Patel noted that this is what the international community expects from the USA and China.
Regarding the harassment of the US destroyer and Canadian frigate, which passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 4, by a Chinese warship, “The US has routinely carried out operations in the Taiwan Strait for years, using international law, freedom of navigation in the high seas and the right of upper passage. We will continue to fly, cruise and work wherever international law allows, within the framework of freedom and freedom. used the phrases.
Since China considers Taiwan, with which it has a sovereignty dispute, as part of its territory, it considers the international Taiwan Strait as part of its territorial waters.