The United States is the biggest culprit behind the militarization of the South China Sea, and the "biggest disrupter and troublemaker" in the region, the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday said that militarization of the South China Sea should not be blamed on China, but on the United States.
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday it is necessary to form regional rules that are more substantive and effective for lasting peace and security to take hold in the South China Sea.
China is fully confident in the conclusion of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday at a press conference.
A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday denounced recent false remarks by the Australian side regarding China's infrastructure construction and national defense deployment on the South China Sea islands.
A Chinese military spokesperson on Thursday said the United States has become a "troublemaker" and "accident-maker" in the South China Sea, rather than a "defender" of free navigation and overflight as it has claimed.
The United States has taken frequent actions concerning the South China Sea since the beginning of 2020. In July 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on the fifth anniversary of the so-called Award of the Arbitral Tribunal in the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration.
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