HL Deb 26 March 1996 vol 570 c125WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, in the light of the European Union Statement of 8th March "regretting" Chinese missile tests in the Taiwan Straits (HL Deb., 19th March, WA 93) and the remarks of the US Secretary of Defense reported in The Times on 20th March (page 12), the European Union will not address a similar caution to the United States concerning the two Carrier Groups it is deploying in the area.

Lord Chesham

We are not aware of any planned EU statements to the US on this issue. However, we wholeheartedly support the sensible precautions taken by the United States to defuse the tension and monitor the situation in the Straits.