The United States on Thursday slammed China's firing of an estimated 11 ballistic missiles near Taiwan following the House of Representatives speaker's visit to the island, and pledged "further steps" to show its security commitment to Japan and other allies in the region."China has chosen to overreact and use the speaker's visit as a pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait," White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said, calling the missile launches "irresponsible" and at odds with the goal of maintaining peace and stability in th…READ FULL ARTICLE
