Original title: Germany claims that China refuses German warships to call at Chinese ports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds
[环球时报-环球网报道 记者 邢晓婧]On the 16th, at a regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a reporter asked a question that the spokesperson of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a few days ago that China has refused German warships to call at Chinese ports. What is China’s comment?
In response, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zhao Lijian said that with the joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries, the situation in the South China Sea remains generally stable. However, in recent years, in order to safeguard their hegemony, individual major powers have frequently dispatched military aircraft and warships to the South China Sea to flaunt their forces, provoke incidents, and deliberately create contradictions on maritime issues.
Zhao Lijian said that China is unwavering in its determination to safeguard the country’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and will continue to negotiate and properly handle differences with the countries involved. We also hope that countries outside the region will respect the efforts of countries in the region to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea and play a constructive role. China attaches great importance to the development of an all-round strategic partnership between China and Germany, including cooperation between the two militaries. We are willing to carry out friendly exchanges on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust, and hope that relevant parties will create a good atmosphere for this.
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