The US government’s official position is to remain neutral in the dispute, a policy that Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei says the US should continue to pursue. Hong says China hopes US media groups will take an objective and impartial stance, and play a more constructive role in easing tensions and resolving the dispute.
He calls the exchange of the Diaoyu Islands between Japan and the US in the 1970s "underhanded", "illegal and invalid", and said nothing changes the fact that the islands are an inherent part of Chinese territory. Hong blames recent tensions on Japan, and its attempts to change the status quo.
cntv.cn
5/11/13
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Report: China 'Challenging US Military Preeminence in Asia' ...
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The warning was given on Wednesday as part of a wide-ranging annual report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which advises U.S. lawmakers on Beijing-related policy.
The report also accused the Chinese government of "directing and executing a large-scale cyber espionage campaign against the United States." It said sanctions may be necessary to help deter the spying.
China has not responded to the allegations. Last year, Beijing's foreign ministry condemned the panel's report for having what it called a "Cold War" attitude.
China has steadily increased its military spending in recent decades, though its spending is still far outpaced by U.S. defense expenditures. Beijing insists its rise is peaceful, and accuses the U.S. of trying to contain it.
However, the panel's report pointed out that China's military modernization is allowing it to be more aggressive in projecting power abroad, specifically in its territorial disputes with its neighbors.
The report said Beijing is relying on a "coercive and persistent maritime law enforcement and naval presence to gain control of disputed territory in the East and South China Seas."
It also noted that China is "rapidly expanding and diversifying its ability to strike U.S. bases, ships and aircraft" in the region......http://www.voanews.com/content/report-china-challenging-us-military-preeminence-in-asia/1794585.html
21/11/13