国内英语资讯:Where there are threats, there are defenses: Chinese defense minister on South China Sea
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 2-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Councilor">Councilor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="Fenghe">Fenghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</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="reefs">reefs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="situation">situation</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="is">is</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rake">rake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100,000 <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="none">none</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flex">flex</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="navigation">navigation</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="projection">projection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="destabilizing">destabilizing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="factors">factors</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="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chaos">chaos</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="the">the</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brunt">brunt</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Code">Code</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Conduct">Conduct</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="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</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="reefs">reefs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sovereign">sovereign</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reefs">reefs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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