China stresses promotion of peace
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CHINA is committed to promoting peace and stability in Asia, it said yesterday in the preface to a State Council report on Asia-Pacific security cooperation policies.
“It follows the path of peaceful development and the mutually beneficial strategy of opening up,” the report added.
“It has participated in regional cooperation in an all-round way and taken active steps in response to both traditional and non-traditional security challenges, contributing to lasting peace and common prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region,” it said.
The report reiterated China’s claims over South China Sea islands and waters, as well as territories in the East China Sea. It also expressed strong opposition to the deployment by the US and South Korea of an advanced missile defense system to counter what they claim are threats from North Korea, saying that would “seriously damage the regional strategic balance and the strategic security interests of China and other countries in the region.”
However, the emphasis was firmly on China’s contributions to security and willingness to cooperate with others on “improving the regional security framework.”
“China has actively pushed for peaceful solutions to hotspot issues such as the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula and the Afghanistan issue, and played its due role as a responsible major country,” the report said.
Earlier yesterday, China’s aircraft carrier Liaoning and its battle group passed through the Taiwan Strait.
A statement from Taiwan said Liaoning was traveling northwest along the center line dividing the Strait and urged the public not to be alarmed.
Relations have deteriorated since the election of Taiwan’s independence-leaning leader Tsai Ing-wen last year, and Chinese mainland officials have warned of more turbulence unless she endorses the “One China” policy.
Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said “the development of cross-Strait relations faces increased levels of uncertainty and the challenge of risk has risen.”
Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said the Liaoning issue wouldn’t affect relations. China’s navy “does not pose a threat to the security of this region or to neighboring countries,” he said.
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