China's Defense Minister told his US counterpart that Washington must stop 'flexing its muscles' in the South China Sea. At the same time, China announced that its new domestically produced aircraft carrier was headed there.
China's Defense Minister told his US counterpart that Washington must stop"flexing its muscles" in the South China Sea when the two met Monday, according to a spokesman for Beijing.
At the same time, China announced that its new domestically produced aircraft carrier was headed to the South China Sea for training and research purposes.US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe met Monday in Bangkok, where the two were attending a meeting of defense officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries.
Why it's so tense in the South China Sea 01:17China says US should not escalate tensionsSpokesman Wu said that Wei told Esper China is determined to maintain"peace and stability in the South China Sea and demands the US stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and do not provoke and escalate tension in the South China Sea.
Met w/China's MinDef Wei Fenghe to discuss how our two nations can continue a relationship focused on maintaining the international rules based system we've known for 70 yrs. The US seeks a #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific w/respect for national sovereignty & peaceful dispute resolution. pic.twitter.com/QqF6fmZhVV
— Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper November 18, 2019 China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei all claim parts of the South China Sea. The waters are home to some of the world's most important shipping lanes, with billions of dollars worth of commercial traffic passing through the waters each year.Esper and Wei's meeting comes at a tense time for Washington and Beijing. Contentious trade negotiations between the two countries hit yet another snag last week.
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