[Jimbuna]

China Warns Against 'Cycle of Retaliation' If U.S. Responds to Drone Attack That Killed 3 American Soldiers

China issued a stark warning against the United States following a drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan.

On Tuesday, January 30, China warned a "cycle of retaliation" in the Middle East could result from a retaliatory strike by the U.S. in response to the attack.

The U.S. has blamed the deadly attack which occurred on Sunday, January 28 on a remote frontier base in Jordan's northeast on Iran-backed militants, but Tehran claimed that it had no involvement in the strike.

President Joe Biden and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin vowed that the U.S. would respond to the attack, which marked the first U.S. servicemen deaths since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.

According to Barron's, China's foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Tuesday, January 30 that it had "noted reports of casualties caused by the attack on a U.S. military base."
"We have also noted that Iran stated that it had nothing to do with the attack," he said. "We hope that all relevant parties will remain calm and restrained… in order to avoid falling into a vicious cycle of retaliation and prevent further escalation of regional tension."

"The situation in the Middle East is currently highly complex and sensitive," Wang added.
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