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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 17 (Journalist Li Yun) Naval spokesman Liu Wensheng responded to journalists ‘questions on the 17th about the United States’ claim that China refused to participate in the Consultation Mechanism meeting. United States-China Maritime Military Security Commission.
Journalist: The US and Indo-Pacific headquarters reportedly issued a statement on the 16th that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army refused to participate in the US maritime military security consultation mechanism. And China which was planned to be held in the form of video with the US headquarters meeting. Do you have any comments on this?
Liu Wensheng replied: The relevant comments from the United States are completely reversed and confusing. The reason the meeting did not go as scheduled was that the United States did not comply with the consensus of the two parties, and the responsibility rests entirely with the United States.
Under the agreement between the defense departments of China and the United States, China and the United States will hold the China-US Maritime Military Security Consultation Mechanism Group Meeting. And the Annual General Level Meeting in video form during the year. On November 18, China provided the United States with Chinese suggestions on the meeting topics and arrangements. However, the United States insisted on pushing forward its unilateral agenda, arbitrarily shortening the length of the annual meetings, changing the nature of the annual meetings, and even trying to force China to participate in the meeting before the two sides reached an agreement on the topics. These unprofessional, hostile and unconstructive practices of the United States reflect the style of constant intimidation of the United States, violate international practices and violate the relevant agreements of the 1998 agreement on the establishment of a consultation mechanism to strengthen military security maritime signed by the defense agencies of China and the United States. The principle of mutual respect and consensus damages trust between the Chinese Navy and the US Indo-Pacific headquarters.
Mutual respect and consensus are the principles of the Chinese and American armies when handling any problem. China attaches great importance to the China-United States maritime military security consultation mechanism and is willing to continue to communicate with the United States on matters related to the meeting. The United States is expected to truly respect the content of the agreement, refrain from using it as a whole, or discard it if it disagrees, blaming others at will, shirking its own responsibilities, and genuinely complying with China’s direction, coming to terms with China as soon as possible and promoting the smooth holding of the meeting.
