{"id":1058477,"date":"2021-11-26T23:58:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T04:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1058477"},"modified":"2021-11-26T23:58:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T04:58:33","slug":"chinese-defense-ministry-wants-closer-ties-to-u-s-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-defense-ministry-wants-closer-ties-to-u-s-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Defense Ministry Wants Closer Ties to U.S. Military"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchinese-defense-ministry-wants-closer-ties-to-u-s-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1058477&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Xi-Jinping-destroyer-Ministry-National-Defense-Peoples-Republic-China.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\"><span>Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Friday that the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) desires closer relations with the U.S. military \u2013 and then blamed the U.S. for taking \u201cprovocative\u201d actions that make such a close relationship difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wu said China wants to be friends, but Washington insists on such aggressive policies as supporting Taiwan, challenging China\u2019s territorial claims in the South China Sea, and monitoring Chinese military movements.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cAs we have said many times, China has principles for the development of relations between the two militaries, which is that China\u2019s sovereignty, dignity and core interests cannot be violated,\u201d Wu said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOn the Taiwan issue in particular, China has no room for compromise and the U.S. should not have any illusions,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wu objected to U.S. officials describing China as a \u201cstrategic threat,\u201d accusing them of \u201cparanoia\u201d and \u201cpersecution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cPeople who are addicted to and chasing hegemony always feel that others are coveting their hegemony,\u201d he sniffed. \u201cTheir purpose is simply to find excuses for their own pursuit of absolute superiority in the military field and the maintenance of global hegemony,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In truth, China is the party <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/why-tensions-are-rising-over-taiwan\/\"><span>raising tensions<\/span><\/a><span> across the Pacific \u2013 everywhere from the skies of Taiwan, which have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/11\/16\/china-violates-taiwans-airspace-amid-xi-biden-video-call\/\"><span>filled<\/span><\/a><span> with a large number of Chinese warplanes lately, to the Philippines, which is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-beijing-philippines-manila-south-china-sea-ccf50b58f024d58fb73c42c12e63fea5\"><span>resisting<\/span><\/a><span> aggressive Chinese attempts to seize disputed shoals by force.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Philippine Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3157403\/philippines-says-china-trespasser-it-refuses-move-ship-disputed\"><span>rejected<\/span><\/a><span> China\u2019s demands for Philippine forces to remove their unusual outpost from the disputed Second Thomas Shoal as \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lorenzana said China is the \u201ctrespasser\u201d on the shoal, which has been blockaded by Chinese coast guard ships over the past few days. Philippine vessels were blocked from resupplying the small contingent of troops based on the BRP <\/span><i><span>Sierra Madre, <\/span><\/i><span>a rusty ship deliberately run aground in 1999 so the Philippine military could use it as an observation post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAyungin Shoal lies within our EEZ, where we have sovereign rights. Our EEZ was awarded to us by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which China ratified. China should abide by its international obligations,\u201d said Lorenzana, using the Philippines\u2019 preferred name for the landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The U.S. State Department <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/asia\/southeast-asia\/article\/3156738\/south-china-sea-us-warns-beijing-it-will-defend\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> last week that America \u201cstands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of this escalation that directly threatens regional peace and stability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The State Department said China\u2019s blockade of the Second Thomas Shoal \u201cescalates regional tensions, infringes upon freedom of navigation in the South China Sea as guaranteed under international law and undermines the rules-based international order.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The State Department said America would respond to any \u201carmed attack on Philippine public vessels\u201d under relevant defense treaties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/australia-says-chinas-alarming-actions-odds-with-peaceful-rhetoric-2021-11-26\/\"><span>denounced<\/span><\/a><span> China\u2019s \u201calarming\u201d actions on Friday, pointing to its bullying of Taiwan and relentless militarization of the South China Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re all familiar with the frequent claims of the Chinese government that it is committed to peace, cooperation and development. And yet we bear witness to a significant disconnect between the words and the actions. We\u2019ve watched very closely as the Chinese government has engaged in increasingly alarming activities,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Australian government on Thursday <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-11-26\/australia-will-not-complain-about-chinese-navy-ship-off-coast\/100652416\"><span>took note<\/span><\/a><span> of Chinese surveillance ships operating near the Australian coast in July and August, passing through its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that in contrast with China\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/china-protests-passage-us-destroyer-taiwan-strait-81346383\"><span>incessant complaints<\/span><\/a><span> about U.S. Navy Freedom of Navigation operations (FONOP) in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, Australia was willing to acknowledge the Chinese ships did take illegal actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt does mean that Australia has to be on its guard and Australia has to stand up to those who want to coerce us\u2026 and slap trade sanctions on things like our wine, and our government is standing up to that,\u201d Morrison said, alluding to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/australia-accuses-china-of-undermining-world-trade\/\"><span>punitive Chinese sanctions<\/span><\/a><span> against Australian goods.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Friday that the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) desires closer relations with the U.S. military \u2013 and then blamed the U.S. for taking &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1058477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1058477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1058477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1058477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1058477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1058477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}