Sovereign waters are not in question
By Cheng Guangjin and Wu Jiao | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2010-07-31 08:06
Officer says South 皇冠体育app Sea issue should not be 'internationalized'
BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's defense spokesman said Friday the nation was opposed to "internationalizing" the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue, the first time the military had commented on a fermenting dispute in which the United States said issues in the region were in its "national interests".
The spokesman also called on the US to "contribute to bilateral military exchanges". The Pentagon had called for the resumption of stagnated military ties that 皇冠体育app cut off in January after the US offered to sell $6.4-billion of arms to Taiwan.
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