BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — A Chinese protection ministry spokesperson on Saturday urged related international locations to cease forming blocs and creating camp confrontation.
Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks at a press briefing when requested to touch upon media studies that Japanese and Philippine protection officers issued a joint assertion opposing “any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion in the East China Sea and the South China Sea,” and voicing concern over what they known as China’s “dangerous and coercive activities” close to Japan and the Philippines. The two sides additionally pledged to strengthen protection cooperation in areas together with gear know-how and knowledge sharing.
“Certain politicians from Japan and the Philippines have been hyping up false narratives on maritime issues and making groundless accusations against China. We are strongly dissatisfied with and firmly oppose this,” Jiang stated.
Disregarding the frequent aspiration of regional international locations for peace and growth and ignoring the opposition of their very own peoples, related international locations are stepping up army collusion for egocentric good points, which can irritate regional tensions, the spokesperson added.
Japan has despatched troops to take part in joint workout routines and launched offensive missiles abroad for the primary time after the WWII, in a deliberate try to interrupt the “exclusively defense-oriented policy,” he stated.
The Philippines, on its half, is searching for exterior forces to embolden itself in its infringements and provocations, and trying to shift blame onto China, Jiang stated, including that such strikes are “completely miscalculated.”
“We urge relevant countries to stop forming blocs and creating camp confrontation, and to do more things that are truly conducive to regional peace and stability,” he stated.