The Chinese tabloid Global Times hosted a conference in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 8 which featured bellicose statements concerning Taiwan and the US
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/12/09
By: Duncan Deaeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – At a conference held in Beijing on Saturday, Chinese
PLAAF Colonel Commandant Dai Xu (Image from Chinese media)
government and military officials discussed issues in the South China Sea and the current state of relations between the U.S. and China.
Chinese media reports that the situation in the South China Sea is expected grow more intense over the coming year, with one senior military official also declaring that China should be prepared to attack United States naval vessels, should the U.S. violate Chinese “territorial waters.”
Dai Xu (戴旭), who is President of the Institute of Marine Safety and Cooperation, as well as a PLAAF Air Force Colonel Commandant, was quoted by the tabloid Global Times saying the following.
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