2023-06-04 08:55:22
At the Shangri-La Conference in Singapore this morning (4th), Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu publicly retorted when faced with the question of “Chinese military planes and ships intercepting US military planes and expulsing US warships”, “Why (related incidents) all happened in China Near the airspace and territorial waters, not in the airspace and territorial waters of other countries? This is because Chinese military aircraft and warships have never “navigated hegemony” in other countries!” Li Shangfu called on all countries to manage their own warships and military aircraft, and emphasized, “Friends come Where there is good wine, when the jackal comes there is a shotgun.”
According to Observer.com, Li Shangfu faced the so-called “Chinese military planes and ships intercepting American military planes and expulsing American warships” at the “Xianghui” this morning. He first explained that China and many relevant countries have formulated sea-air encounters. In order to avoid some unnecessary dangers when military aircraft and warships meet.
He then asked a rhetorical question: “But what I want to ask is, why do the problems you mentioned just now happen near China’s airspace and territorial waters, but not near the airspace and territorial waters of other countries?”
“That is (because), our Chinese military planes and warships never go near the airspace and territorial waters of other countries to engage in the so-called “navigation hegemony”!” Li Shangfu asked, “Don’t go near other countries and airspace Wandering around, what is the direct relationship with your interests?”
Li Shangfu said bluntly, “In our words, take care of your own people, take care of your own warships, and take care of your own planes.”
“There is a widely sung song in China. The lyrics read: When friends come, there is good wine; when wolves come, there are shotguns.” Li Shangfu also emphasized in his speech at the Xianghui earlier today (4th) that China insists on The path of peaceful development, but will never give up safeguarding its own legitimate rights and interests, let alone sacrifice the core interests of the country.
He emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the core of China’s core interests, and the Taiwan issue is China’s internal affairs; if someone dares to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese military will not hesitate in the slightest, will not be afraid of any opponent, and will resolutely Safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Earlier, the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet announced on the 3rd local time that the U.S. destroyer “Zhong Yun” and the Canadian frigate “Montreal” passed through the Taiwan Strait that day. Canadian Global News reporter Mackenzie Gray, who was on the Canadian warship at the time, reported on the same day that he witnessed the Chinese warship changing course from the bridge wing and crossing the front of the “Zhong Yun” at a “quite fast speed”. Montford, the captain of the “Montreal”, claimed that the distance between the two ships was less than 150 yards (approximately 137.16 meters), and used this to accuse the Chinese side of being “unprofessional.”
This video of “a Chinese warship nearly collided with a U.S. warship” was quickly reprinted by NBC and other media. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command also issued a statement later on the 3rd local time, claiming that the Chinese Navy 052D The guided missile destroyer caught up with the “Zhong Yun” from the port side and passed 150 yards (about 137 meters) in front of it, “making dangerous maneuvers” in its area, while the “Zhong Yun” “maintained its course and slowed down. “.
On the 3rd, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, pointed out that the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army organized naval and air forces to monitor and monitor the entire process, and dealt with it in accordance with laws and regulations. Relevant countries deliberately create troubles in the Taiwan Strait region, deliberately provoke risks, maliciously undermine regional peace and stability, and send wrong signals to “Taiwan independence” forces. The theater troops maintain a high level of alert at all times and will take all necessary measures to resolutely respond to all threats and provocations and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security as well as regional peace and stability.
According to the report, regarding the activities of the US warships and planes in the South China Sea, China has made it clear that the relevant actions of the US warships and planes to conduct close reconnaissance on Chinese islands and reefs can easily lead to misjudgments and accidents at sea and in the air, which is very dangerous and irresponsible. .
As for the so-called “international waters”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin clearly responded at a press conference in June last year that according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and China’s domestic laws, the waters of the Taiwan Strait extend from the coasts of both sides to the central line of the strait. The extension, followed by China’s internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone. China enjoys sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait, and at the same time respects the legitimate rights of other countries in relevant waters. He said that there is no such thing as “international waters” in the international law of the sea. Relevant countries claim that the Taiwan Strait is “international waters” in order to create excuses for them to manipulate Taiwan-related issues and threaten China’s sovereignty and security. China firmly opposes this.
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