(Beijing / Manila Composite Television) A US warship sailed to a artificial island controlled by China on Monday, China, to carry out the so -called freedom of navigation in the United States. China has accused U.S. warships illegally broke into the waters of control.
The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet issued a statement saying that the Miris Milius (USS Milius) entered the Mischief Reef 12 nautical miles on Monday (April 10) to perform "conventional operations" for execution"The right and freedom of sailing in the South China Sea."
Statement pointed out that in accordance with the Convention on the United Nations Marine Law, "the natural formation state like Meiji Reef is a low tidal highland", "the objects flooded under the water at the climax, there is no collar sea", "reclamation on the Meiji Reef creation creationThe construction of land, facilities and buildings does not change this rule. "China has airports and military facilities on Meiji Reef.
The U.S. military often conducts similar roaming in the South China Sea, challenging China ’s sovereignty for this strategic waterway. This time, the PLA held a military exercise in the Taiwan Strait.
Tian Junli, a spokesman for the southern Chinese theater, passed social media on Monday to accuse the US "Milius" guided missile destroyer "without the approval of the Chinese government, illegally broke into the neighboring sea area of Meiji Reef"Follow the supervisor.Tian Junli said that China has "arbitrarily arguing sovereignty" in the South China Sea islands and its nearby waters. The theater troops always maintain a high alert state and resolutely defend the national sovereignty security and peace and stability in the South China Sea region.
The Meiji Reef is located about 240 kilometers west of Balawwin Island, southwest of the Philippines.The Philippines has recently strengthened its defense contact with the United States and opened four more military bases for U.S. military. As a result, the US base in the Philippines has increased to nine.China pointed out that this move will exacerbate the tension in East Asia and endanger the peace and stability of the region.
Little Marco guarantees that the Philippine base is not used for attack operations
The Philippine President President Paris said to reporters on Monday: "The Chinese response is not surprising."He then guaranteed that the Philippines "will not allow these bases to be used for any attacks."
Magaks emphasized that the Philippines expanded the 2014 US -Philippines to strengthen the defense cooperation agreement and open four military bases for U.S. military use in order to strengthen the Philippines' defense capabilities. China should not worry.
He said, "If no one attacks us, they don't have to worry, because we will not fight with them ... What we do is to strengthen land defense."
The Philippines confirmed last week that four newly opened bases used to the U.S. military.Their geographical location is of great significance. The three bases are in Kagan and Isabella in the northern part of Luzon Island to look at the sea across the sea;China fills land to build land, build airport runways and deploy missile systems.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning recently warned at a regular press conference that the Philippines opened more bases for the use of the U.S. military, which may make the Philippines "involved in the vortex of the Taiwan Strait Conflict."
The Vice Chairman of the Philippine Senate Defense Commission Draosa responded that Mao Ningyi had made a commitment to the Philippines to fulfill its commitment to strengthen the defense cooperation agreement.He said: "This is a strategy, but we must not panic. (China) always bully us, why should we let them continue to bully us?"
