00:00Several European countries and the U.S. have raised concerns about China's naval and Coast Guard patrols east of Taiwan.
00:06In a joint statement Wednesday, the Taiwan representative offices of Germany, the U.K., and France said China's actions threaten
00:14regional stability, freedom of navigation, and shipping safety.
00:17They also reiterated their opposition to unilateral change to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
00:23In a separate report from Reuters, a U.S. State Department official described Chinese Coast Guard vessels' harassment of commercial
00:29ships in the Pacific as deeply destabilizing.
00:33Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Jialong thanks the countries for their statements.
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