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Sherman, Australia's Wong reaffirm commitment to maintaining peace across Taiwan Strait

FILE PHOTO: U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman speaks during a news conference with Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori and South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, June 8, 2022. Jean Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong discussed China's recent actions and reaffirmed their countries' commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in a meeting on Monday, the U.S. State Department said.

Sherman was visiting Australia as part of a trip to Pacific nations.

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong attends the East Asia Summit during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

(Reporting by Chris Gallagher in Washington; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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