Military dismisses islands war fear
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="conjecture">conjecture</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="territory">territory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span> <span word="opposes">opposes</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="Yansheng">Yansheng</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 85<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PLA">PLA</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>.</p><p><span word="Geng">Geng</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="clarified">clarified</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capability">capability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="force">force</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="indisputable">indisputable</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="waters">waters</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="opposes">opposes</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span>," <span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="warship">warship</span> <span word="harassed">harassed</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span>.</p><p><span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Benigno">Benigno</span> <span word="Aquino">Aquino</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 23 <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 75 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="peso">peso</span> ($1.8 <span word="billion">billion</span>) <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sansha">Sansha</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Yongxing">Yongxing</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hainan">Hainan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="garrison">garrison</span>.</p>
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