In a bid to contain China's peaceful rise, the United States has made the South China Sea a major venue for maintaining high strategic pressure on China in recent years, and for this purpose, the US Navy has increased the frequency with which its warships sail to China's doorstep.
China urged the United States Navy to cease provocative and risky actions in the South China Sea, and promised to take every measure necessary to safeguard national sovereignty and security.
Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe met the United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper here Monday, with both sides reaching the consensus to deepen mutual trust so as to make bilateral military relations a stabilizer for the China-U.S. relationship, Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesperson Wu Qian said here on Monday.
Defense Minister Wei Fenghe told his United States counterpart Mark Esper on Monday in Bangkok that China will never tolerate any move by separatists to actualize "Taiwan independence".
Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of marine insect from the Hermatobatidae family in the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, marking the first time the insect was recorded in China.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday that he hopes all sides will actively carry forward consultations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea according to the previously agreed timetable.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here on Nov 5 China is willing to cooperate with Thailand to address challenges and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
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