Admiral warns US over risky activities
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CHINA is hoping the United States will scale back activities that run the risk of being misunderstood, the defense ministry yesterday cited a senior naval commander as saying.
Each country has blamed the other for dangerous moves over several recent incidents involving aircraft and ships from China and the US.
The Pacific is an important platform for cooperation, Admiral Sun Jianguo, deputy chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, told Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the US Pacific Command.
According to China’s defense ministry, Sun said: “(We) hope the US side can pay great attention to China’s concerns, earnestly respect our core interests, avoid words and actions that harm bilateral ties, and reduce activities which cause misunderstandings or misjudgments.”
The two officials met in Hawaii on the sidelines of a gathering of Asia-Pacific defense officials.
The comments came as one of the US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carriers docked in Japan at the start of a deployment that will strengthen the capability of the Seventh Fleet in Asia and boost ties between the US and its closest regional ally.
Last week, the US announced pacts with China on a military hotline and rules governing airborne encounters, which seek to lessen the chance of an accidental flare-up, despite tension in the South China Sea.
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