2023-10-20 14:25:33
Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang responded to a reporter’s question on the U.S. Department of Defense’s hype and discrediting of the “dangerous interception” of Chinese fighter jets – Xinhuanet
Q: According to reports, the US Department of Defense held a press conference on October 17. Senior US defense and military officials said that since 2021, Chinese military aircraft have carried out “coercive and risky actions” against the United States and its allies in the East China Sea and South China Sea airspace. Any comment on this?
A: The U.S. is making a false accusation. It is hyping up the non-existent “Chinese military threat” and is a premeditated attack and smear campaign against China. There is an ulterior political purpose behind it. China firmly opposes this and has lodged stern representations with the United States.
The root cause of China-U.S. naval and air military security problems lies in the fact that U.S. warships and aircraft have traveled thousands of miles to stir up trouble and provocation at China’s doorstep, and conduct long-term, large-scale, and high-frequency reconnaissance and harassment in the sea and airspace surrounding China. According to statistics, since 2023, U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft have made more than 2,000 sorties near China. Two U.S. warships have violated our territorial waters in the Xisha Islands. Five ships have sailed through the Taiwan Strait and publicly hyped it up. They deliberately showed strong provocation to China. It is extremely easy to Dangerous contacts occurred, raising regional tensions. China adopts professional security control measures such as verification, identification, tracking and surveillance, warning and expulsion in accordance with laws and regulations for foreign warships and aircraft that illegally intrude into the sea and airspace under its jurisdiction and interfere with normal training activities. For those behaviors that are provocative and hostile in nature, China will If forced to take necessary measures to counterattack, any sovereign country will do so. Facts speak louder than words, and the United States is the real provocateur, risk-taker and troublemaker.
We urge the United States to stop misleading international public opinion with false narratives, stop conducting close reconnaissance of China, strictly control and restrict the activities of frontline troops, stop any provocative actions, avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments, prevent accidents at sea and in the air, and undermine regional peace and stability. The Chinese military has always been on high alert and resolutely defended national sovereignty, security and maritime rights and interests.
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