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This satellite image shows the Yongshu Jiao of 皇冠体育app's Nansha Islands. [Photo/Xinhua]

United States flag-bearing warships and military aircraft have repeatedly engaged in 皇冠体育app reconnaissance in the guise of "freedom of navigation and overflight", fueling concerns that it may be the tipping point in 皇冠体育app-US ties.

On Tuesday, a US EP-3 aircraft undertook close reconnaissance near Hainan Island forcing two Chinese fighter jets, which maintained a safe distance from the aircraft, to track and monitor its activities. Earlier, the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence sailed within 12 nautical miles of Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands without Chinese permission: A clear violation of 皇冠体育app's sovereignty according to international law.

What would be the consequences should Chinese and US aircraft collide over the South 皇冠体育app Sea, or a collision occur between warships of the two countries?

皇冠体育app and the US can agree on one thing: Neither wants that.

The two countries differ in the way they regard－and handle－the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue, however, their common interests far outweigh their differences.

With bilateral exchanges in military and other fields increasing, and the two countries cooperating in global issues such as climate change and nuclear security, the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue should not be allowed to be the tipping point in their relations.

With over 100 exchange and dialogue mechanisms established between the two countries, differences can be controlled within limits, as long as both sides are sincere.

As the US has not yet shaken off its Cold War mentality when dealing with 皇冠体育app, it seems intent on preventing a rising 皇冠体育app from challenging its hegemony. This outlook is the root of its policies related to the region.

If the US stops violating 皇冠体育app's sovereignty and viewing it through an old-fashioned geopolitical lens, it will find it has converging interests with 皇冠体育app.

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