Tension between US and China after close call

A Chinese warship came within 150 yards of a U.S. military destroyer in the Taiwan Strait.
2:16 | 06/05/23

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STRAIGHT HYPOXIA IS THE MOST LIKELY. LIKELY. >> THE RISING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO MOST POWERFUL COUNTRIES, >> THE RISING TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO MOST POWERFUL COUNTRIES THE TWO MOST POWERFUL COUNTRIES UNITED STATES IN CHINA AFTER UNITED STATES IN CHINA AFTER SEVERAL MILITARY CLOSE CALLS. SEVERAL MILITARY CLOSE CALLS. THE U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND SAYS THE U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND SAYS THE CAME WITHIN 150 YARDS OF THE CAME WITHIN 150 YARDS OF AMERICAN DESTROYER AMONG THE AMERICAN DESTROYER AMONG THE TYRANT STRAIGHT. TYRANT STRAIGHT. THEY ARE STANDING THEIR GROUND. THEY ARE STANDING THEIR GROUND. ELIZABETH SHELTIE REPORTS ELIZABETH SHELTIE REPORTS TONIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS. PRESS. >> TONIGHT, TENSIONS FLARING AFTER THE CHINESE WARSHIP NEARLY >> TONIGHT, TENSIONS FLARING AFTER THE CHINESE WARSHIP NEARL AFTER THE CHINESE WARSHIP NEARL COLLIDED WITH THE U.S. MILITARY COLLIDED WITH THE U.S. MILITARY DESTROYER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. DESTROYER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. CANADIAN BROADCASTER GLOBAL NEWS DESTROYER IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT. CANADIAN BROADCASTER GLOBAL NEW CANADIAN BROADCASTER GLOBAL NEW CAPTURING THE U.S. CUTTING CAPTURING THE U.S. CUTTING ACROSS THE PATH OF THE AMERICAN ACROSS THE PATH OF THE AMERICAN SHIP ON SATURDAY COMING WITHIN SHIP ON SATURDAY COMING WITHIN 150 YARDS OF THAT U.S. DESTROYER 150 YARDS OF THAT U.S. DESTROYER . . DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN DEFENSE SECRETARY LLOYD AUSTIN ISSUING AN STRIKE REVIEW TO ISSUING AN STRIKE REVIEW TO CHINA'S GOVERNMENT. CHINA'S GOVERNMENT. >> DOING THE RIGHT THINGS TO REIN IN THAT KIND OF BECAUSE REIN IN THAT KIND OF BECAUSE ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN. ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN. >> OVERNIGHT AT THE SECURITY SUBMIT, CHINA'S DEFENSE MINISTER >> OVERNIGHT AT THE SECURITY SUBMIT, CHINA'S DEFENSE MINISTE SUBMIT, CHINA'S DEFENSE MINISTE DEFENDED ITS WORSHIP. DEFENDED ITS WORSHIP. TELLING UNITED STATES TO QUOTE TELLING UNITED STATES TO QUOTE MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS IN CALLING THE U.S. AND CANADIAN CALLING THE U.S. AND CANADIAN MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE TAIWAN MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT A PROVOCATION. STRAIT A PROVOCATION. THE NEAR COLLISION, THE LATEST THE NEAR COLLISION, THE LATEST EPISODE STRAINING AN ALREADY EPISODE STRAINING AN ALREADY TENSE U.S. CHINA RELATIONSHIP TENSE U.S. CHINA RELATIONSHIP JUST LAST WEEK AT CHINESE JUST LAST WEEK AT CHINESE FIGHTER JET WE WITHIN 400 FEET FIGHTER JET WE WITHIN 400 FEET OF AN AMERICAN SPY PLANE OVER OF AN AMERICAN SPY PLANE OVER THE SOUCY. THE SOUCY. U.S. HAS UNNECESSARILY U.S. HAS UNNECESSARILY AGGRESSIVE. AGGRESSIVE. AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, THAT AND EARLIER THIS YEAR, THAT MASSIVE CHINESE SPY BALLOON MASSIVE CHINESE SPY BALLOON TRAVERSE THE CONTINENTAL U.S. TRAVERSE THE CONTINENTAL U.S. BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN OFF THE BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. >> THEY ARE TRYING TO FLEX THEIR SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. >> THEY ARE TRYING TO FLEX THEI >> THEY ARE TRYING TO FLEX THEI MUSCLES AND ADVANCE AT THE MUSCLES AND ADVANCE AT THE RETURN AND STAND STRONG AND THIS MUSCLES AND ADVANCE AT THE RETURN AND STAND STRONG AND THI RETURN AND STAND STRONG AND THI ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO STAND ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO STAND STRONG AGAINST THIS TYPE OF. STRONG AGAINST THIS TYPE OF. >> HOW IS THE ADMINISTRATION RESPONDING AFTER A STRING EVENTS >> HOW IS THE ADMINISTRATION RESPONDING AFTER A STRING EVENT RESPONDING AFTER A STRING EVENT EVENTS FRISKY GEEK THEY ARE IN EVENTS FRISKY GEEK THEY ARE IN BEIJING TONIGHT FOR A RARE VISIT EVENTS FRISKY GEEK THEY ARE IN BEIJING TONIGHT FOR A RARE VISI BEIJING TONIGHT FOR A RARE VISI AS PART OF THE VERY TO MAINTAIN AS PART OF THE VERY TO MAINTAIN AN OPEN DIALOGUE. AN OPEN DIALOGUE. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAYS NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAYS HE DOES EXPECT

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