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发帖数: 3978 | 1 Pentagon slams Chinese move, says won't change how it operates
WASHINGTON Sun Nov 24, 2013 4:18am IST
Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that
the U.S. military would not change how it conducts operations in the East
China Sea after what he called a "destabilizing" attempt by China to alter
the status quo in the region.
China earlier on Saturday imposed new rules on airspace over islands at the
heart of a dispute with U.S. ally Japan in the East China Sea, warning of "
defensive emergency measures" against aircraft that do not comply with
identification procedures.
"We view this development as a destabilizing attempt to alter the status quo
in the region. This unilateral action increases the risk of
misunderstanding and miscalculations," Hagel said in a statement.
"This announcement by the People's Republic of China will not in any way
change how the United States conducts military operations in the region." (
Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Peter Cooney) |
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