China says committed to resolving maritime disputes through talks but will not be 'abused'

Record ID: 1818798

  • Title: China says committed to resolving maritime disputes through talks but will not be 'abused'
  • Date: 22nd April 2024
  • Summary: QINGDAO, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA (APRIL 22, 2024) (REUTERS) VICE CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, ZHANG YOUXIA, WALKING TO LECTERN NAVY OFFICIALS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) VICE CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, ZHANG YOUXIA, SAYING: "As President Xi Jinping has pointed out, the Pacific Ocean is large enough to accommodate all countries of the Pacific. T
  • Embargoed: 6th May 2024 06:26
  • Keywords: China Navy Ocean Russia Submarine Academy U.S. dispute maritime military soverignty
  • Location: QINGDAO, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA
  • City: QINGDAO, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Defence,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001682322042024RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China remains committed to resolving maritime disputes with other countries through dialog but will not allow itself to be "abused," a top military official said at a meeting of senior foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao on Monday (April 22).
    The sea should not be an arena where countries can flex their military force or engage in "gunboat diplomacy", added Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and China's second-highest-ranking military official.
    Zhang's comments, spoken during the opening ceremony of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium, were an apparent reference to growing tensions in the South China Sea, where Washington treaty ally Manila is in a fraught standoff with Beijing over the strategic waterway, a potential flashpoint for U.S-China relations.
    The event overlaps with annual U.S.-Philippines large-scale joint military drills, which begin on Monday and will be held outside Philippine territorial waters for the first time.
    (Production: Xiaoyu Yin)
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