Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2024 19:41:49 GMT
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This story has burst out onto many media. We’ve become used to China (Xi Jinping and his immediate confidants and diplomats), speaking words of peace and prosperity. We know the most used phrase, being: “A shared future for mankind.”
They mean it on the diplomatic front and it is clearly their choice.
But when the military speaks, it is a different story and this does not happen often.
The featured image on the article is China Coast Guard vessels firing water cannons toward a Philippine resupply vessel on May 4, 2024, near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. (Photo by Reuters)
Chinese army Lieutenant General He Lei
Beijing will “crush” any foreign incursions into its sovereign territory, including the South China Sea.
China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, which overlaps with the maritime territories claimed by the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei. China has a solid historical base for its claims and has a discussion mechanism to deal with problems.
He Lei said: “We hope that the South China Sea will remain a sea of peace,” told a small group of journalists on Thursday on the sidelines of the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, a high-level conference on defense and security.
The United States and China have verbally sparred over what Washington alleges to be China’s increasingly assertive approach in disputed maritime regions, including the South China Sea.
Although the US has no territorial claim over the waters or features, it regularly conducts patrols there, solely or jointly with its allies, including the Philippines, angering China.
He Lei said “If the United States moves its pawns behind the scenes, if it pushes countries to the front line, or if the United States itself ends up on the front line, then we in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army… will never have any patience.”
“We in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will resolutely crush any foreign hostile encroachment on China’s territorial, sovereign and maritime rights and interests with firm determination, staunch will, strong capability and effective means,” the Chinese military official vowed.
In recent months, Chinese ships have been involved in several notable clashes with Philippine vessels in the contested waters that Beijing largely claims as its own.
Earlier this year, China warned Manila against provocative actions in the waters after the China Coast Guard intercepted a foreign vessel that “tried to forcefully intrude” into its territorial waters.
The longstanding territorial row between Beijing and Manila soared particularly under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with the Philippines pivoting back to the US, which supports the country in its maritime dispute with China.
A resolution to those tensions “depends on the United States,” further stressed Lieutenant General He on Thursday.
Washington has already pledged $500 million to boost Manila’s military and coast guard.
This story has burst out onto many media. We’ve become used to China (Xi Jinping and his immediate confidants and diplomats), speaking words of peace and prosperity. We know the most used phrase, being: “A shared future for mankind.”
They mean it on the diplomatic front and it is clearly their choice.
But when the military speaks, it is a different story and this does not happen often.
The featured image on the article is China Coast Guard vessels firing water cannons toward a Philippine resupply vessel on May 4, 2024, near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. (Photo by Reuters)
Chinese army Lieutenant General He Lei
Beijing will “crush” any foreign incursions into its sovereign territory, including the South China Sea.
China claims nearly the entire South China Sea, which overlaps with the maritime territories claimed by the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brunei. China has a solid historical base for its claims and has a discussion mechanism to deal with problems.
He Lei said: “We hope that the South China Sea will remain a sea of peace,” told a small group of journalists on Thursday on the sidelines of the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, a high-level conference on defense and security.
The United States and China have verbally sparred over what Washington alleges to be China’s increasingly assertive approach in disputed maritime regions, including the South China Sea.
Although the US has no territorial claim over the waters or features, it regularly conducts patrols there, solely or jointly with its allies, including the Philippines, angering China.
He Lei said “If the United States moves its pawns behind the scenes, if it pushes countries to the front line, or if the United States itself ends up on the front line, then we in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army… will never have any patience.”
“We in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army will resolutely crush any foreign hostile encroachment on China’s territorial, sovereign and maritime rights and interests with firm determination, staunch will, strong capability and effective means,” the Chinese military official vowed.
In recent months, Chinese ships have been involved in several notable clashes with Philippine vessels in the contested waters that Beijing largely claims as its own.
Earlier this year, China warned Manila against provocative actions in the waters after the China Coast Guard intercepted a foreign vessel that “tried to forcefully intrude” into its territorial waters.
The longstanding territorial row between Beijing and Manila soared particularly under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with the Philippines pivoting back to the US, which supports the country in its maritime dispute with China.
A resolution to those tensions “depends on the United States,” further stressed Lieutenant General He on Thursday.
Washington has already pledged $500 million to boost Manila’s military and coast guard.
