Ministry of National Defense: Urge Japan to stop meaningless interference – Xinhua English.news.cn
On the afternoon of August 14, Senior Colonel Wu Qian, director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, released information on recent military-related issues.
Reporter: Recently, the Chinese and Russian militaries held the third joint maritime cruise. The Ministry of Defense of Japan’s Integrated Staff and Supervision Department announced that the Chinese and Russian naval fleet ships entered the Sea of Okhotsk through the Soya Strait, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force sent ships and aircraft to track and monitor. The chairman of the Armed Services Committee of the US House of Representatives recently stated that the joint patrol of the Chinese and Russian naval formations near Alaska is aimed at “intimidating” the United States. Do you have any comments on this?
Wu Qian: According to the annual cooperation plan between the Chinese and Russian militaries, the naval formations of the two countries will conduct joint maritime patrols in relevant waters in the western and northern Pacific Ocean. This action is not aimed at a third party and has nothing to do with the current international and regional situation. During the cruise, the ships of China and Russia strictly abided by international laws and sailed on the high seas. Japan’s close-range tracking and monitoring is very dangerous, and it is very easy to cause misunderstanding and misjudgment and accidents at sea and in the air. We urge Japan to stop these meaningless disturbances, to stop activities that affect the healthy development of bilateral relations between China and Japan, and damage regional peace and stability. Irresponsible words and deeds.
It should be pointed out that the cooperation between the Chinese and Russian militaries is open and transparent, and aims to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice, and maintain world and regional security and stability. It is completely different from the practices of some countries that adhere to the Cold War mentality, engage in camp confrontation, and bully everywhere.
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2023-08-14 07:16:00
