(11 Oct 2024)
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Beijing – 11 October 2024
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“China and the countries concerned in the South China Sea have the capability and wisdom to settle their differences through consultations and jointly control the situation at sea. The increasing military deployment and activities in the South China Sea by the U.S. and a few other non-regional countries, stoking confrontation and creating tensions, are the greatest source of instability for peace and stability in the South China Sea.”
4. Reporters
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“Taiwan’s independence is incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait, just like fire and water. The Lai Ching-te authority’s attempt to reject reunification with force is futile. No matter how many weapons they buy, they cannot stop the trend of China’s reunification. The U.S.’s attempt to help with that agenda by arming Taiwan will only push Taiwan into a dangerous situation. No matter how many weapons it sells, it will not shake our firm determination to oppose Taiwan’s independence and defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“China is gravely concerned about and strongly condemns the Israeli Defense Forces’ attacks on UNIFIL positions, which caused injuries to UN peacekeepers. Any deliberate attack on UN peacekeepers is a serious violation of international humanitarian law and UN Security Council Resolution 1701. It is absolutely unacceptable and must be put to an immediate stop.”
8. Reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson
“I’m not aware of the situation you mentioned, and it is not a diplomatic question.”
12. Reporters
13. Wide of news conference
STORYLINE:
China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday denounced the U.S. and its allies’ military presence in the South China Sea after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the disputed waters during an annual summit meeting.
“The increasing military deployment and activities in the South China Sea by the U.S. and a few other non-regional countries…are the greatest source of instability for peace and stability in the South China Sea,” the ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said when asked about Blinken’s remarks at a daily news briefing.
China has overlapping claims with ASEAN members Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei, as well as Taiwan, in the busy waterway, which Beijing claims almost in its entirety.
The U.S. has no claims in the South China Sea but has deployed navy ships and fighter jets to patrol the waters in a challenge to China’s claims.
In another firm message to China, Blinken said the U.S. is also committed to help protect stability across the Taiwan Strait.
The U.S. has in recent years stepped up support for Taiwan, including new military financing last month that sparked protest from China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.
In response, Mao warned that the Taiwan authority and the U.S.’ attempts to seek independence were “incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait.
“The U.S.’s attempt to help with that agenda by arming Taiwan will only push Taiwan into a dangerous situation,” Mao added.
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