China: Beijing accuses US of maritime interference after offer of support to Vietnam

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin reacted to an offer by the US to support Vietnam’s maritime security. Speaking at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday, he accused Washington of interference in the region.

“I think it would be much more credible if the US said it was trying to maintain its hegemony and uphold its own interests. China is firmly opposed to the US deployment of maritime law enforcement forces in the South China Sea to meddle in regional affairs and disturb regional peace and stability,” said Wang.

Speaking in Hanoi earlier on Wednesday, US Vice President Harris accused China of using ‘coercion’ and ‘intimidation’ in the South China Sea. She arrived in Vietnam for the second leg of her Southeast Asia tour.

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SOT, Wang Wenbin, China MOFA spokesperson (Mandarin): “The US has so far refused to accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, while claiming to uphold it. The US arbitrarily launched military intervention in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, while claiming to defend the interests of smaller countries. I think it would be much more credible if the US said it was trying to maintain its hegemony and uphold its own interests. China is firmly opposed to the US deployment of maritime law enforcement forces in the South China Sea to meddle in regional affairs and disturb regional peace and stability.”

SOT, Wang Wenbin, China MOFA spokesperson (Mandarin): “With the US being the primary factor that has an impact on space security. In recent years, the US has openly defined space as a new warfighting domain, put in place an independent space force and space command, and vigorously built up space military strength. What the US has done exacerbates the risks of weaponizing space and turning it into a war-fighting domain, and severely threatens peace and tranquility of space. In this regard, China is deeply concerned.”

SOT, Wang Wenbin, China MOFA spokesperson (Mandarin): “China stands for peaceful uses of space, and advocates preventing weaponization of and arms race in space. Over the years, China has worked with countries including Russia, to actively promote the international community to negotiate legal instruments on space arms control, so as to safeguard security and ensure sustainable utilization of space. What stands in contrast is that the US, for a long time, resists negotiation process on space arms control, and divert the attention of the international community by painting China as a threat in space. The acts of the US side show that weaponizing space and turning it into a war-fighting domain has become the biggest threat to space security, and that it is of much urgency to negotiate and conclude legal instruments on space arms control.”

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