– We hope so. The South China Sea will remain a sea of peacebut if United States “If they move their pawns behind the scenes, if they push other countries to the front line or if they are on the front line themselves, we in the People's Liberation Army will never hesitate,” He warned reporters on the sidelines of the Xingshan Forum.
-Definitely we will crush any hostile, foreign intrusion (violating) territorial, sovereign and maritime rights and interests Chin – continued the former vice-president of the Academy of Military Sciences.
At the same time, he admitted that the re- opening communication channels between the Chinese and American militaries is useful because it can help avoid “misjudgment and risk management.”
China. South China Sea a disputed body of water
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, including areas also claimed by, among others, TaiwanIndonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, which is the source regional tensions.
In 2016, the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague unanimously ruled that China's claims to areas in this body of water have no basis in international law.
Philippines: Cooperation with the US raises Beijing's dissatisfaction
Since the 1950s United States and the Philippines are bound by a mutual defense treaty.
Manila allowed American troops to access to military bases on its territory. In July, the US decided to allocate $500 million in military aid for the Philippines. Beijing reacts nervously to any signs of cooperation between the two countries and the American side's comments on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.
The three-day Xiangshan Forum scheduled until Saturday is dedicated to security issues in the region Asia and the Pacificand is considered China's answer to the annual Shangri-La Dialogue forum in Singapore.