Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang speaks at a news conference. [Photo/VCG] China expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition on Monday over US warships entering waters around islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a news conference that two US warships entered the Nanxun Reefs and Chigua Reefs areas of the Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government. The moves violated China's sovereignty and undermined the peace, security and good order of the sea areas, Geng said. The situation in the South China Sea has been stabilizing steadily under the joint efforts of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. China urges the US to stop such provocative actions and respect China's sovereignty, security interests and the efforts that we have made to maintain the peace and stability in the South China Sea, he said. On Monday, two US guided-missile destroyers, Preble and Chung Hoon, sailed into waters within 12 nautical miles of the Nanxun Reef and Chigua Reef in the Nansha Islands. Senior Colonel Li Huamin, spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, said the Navy identified the ships and warned them to leave. China holds indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands, and no provocative moves by a foreign force can change that, Li said. The command will continue to stay on high alert and take all necessary measures to resolutely defend China's sovereignty and safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea, he said. Yuan Zheng, an expert at the Institute of American Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the US has used freedom of maritime navigation as an excuse to exert its power at sea. The influence of the US on Southeast Asia is actually declining, so it won't let go on this issue and takes it as something to show its existence, he said. Yuan said such moves will definitely have a negative impact and will add uncertainty to the South China Sea. event wristbandscustom charm braceletscolored rubber bands for braceletssilicone braceletscute rubber band bracelets
Taiwan was not invited to the annual World Health Assembly in May because of its opposition to recognizing the one-China principle, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson at the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Monday.We have stressed on many occasions Taiwan's participation in the WHO must be handled in accordance with the one-China principle, he said.The island participated in the WHA as an observer under the name Chinese Taipei from 2009 to 2016.It was a special arrangement made through cross-Straits consultation on the basis of the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, Ma said.Since the Democratic Progressive Party came to power in May 2016, it has stubbornly adhered to the separatist position of Taiwan independence and refused to recognize the one-China principle, he said.It has undermined the political foundation for cross-Straits consultation and prevented Taiwan from continuing to participate in the WHA, he said, adding the situation was entirely caused by the DPP.Ma said, The mainland has always attached great importance to the well-being of Taiwan compatriots.The mainland, by contrast, has done a lot to promote cross-Straits exchanges in the field of health and made proper arrangements for Taiwan to participate in global health affairs, he said.Ma said the DPP, in its own selfish, has put political designs on the well-being of Taiwan compatriots and undermined the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations. wristband designcamo silicone wristbandssolid color silicone wristbandscoloured wristbandspersonalized his and her bracelets<%2fcenter>
