China urges U.S. to halt surveillance near its shores

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China called on the United States to reduce and eventually halt air and sea military surveillance close to its shores after a series of territorial disputes this year.

The request was made during a special session on maritime safety between the two countries' militaries on Wednesday and Thursday, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday, citing China's Defense Ministry.

Five times this year, Chinese vessels have confronted U.S. surveillance ships in Asian waters, the U.S. Defense Department said in May. China said the U.S. vessels had intruded its territory. There has since been a sixth incident.

"China believes the constant U.S. military air and sea surveillance and survey operations in China's exclusive economic zone had led to military confrontations between the two sides," the ministry said.



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[Captain Hilts]

1. Tough! Boo hoo!

[Arctic Dave]

2. I guess if we lose another plane it won't be anyones fault but our own.

Maybe the crew won't be so lucky next time.

[onehandle]

3. Onehandle urges U.S. to halt commerce with China. nt

[Captain Hilts]

5. I TRY to avoid buying things made in China. It's tough. I also don't buy Toshiba! nt

[onehandle]

7. I don't bother. You would have to live naked in the woods to avoid things made in China.

One day they'll rule the world.

[Captain Hilts]

9. I buy a few pieces of expensive clothes and wear them for years and years!

Running shoes have become a real problem.

[No Elephants]

4. What's the problem? We're only trying to keep our eye on our biggest creditor.

[pampango]

6. As long as we don't go into their territorial waters, there should not be a problem.

Of course, that means that we have to allow them and others the same rules of navigation in our waters which, I assume, we do.

"The United States maintains on principle that waters beyond 12 miles offshore are open to all shipping, while China holds that the U.S. should not trespass within its 200-mile exclusive economic zone."

[amandabeech]

11. Rooskie submarines have been skulking around our east coast

beyond the 12-mile limit--reported here.

No news that we were doing anything but monitoring them.

No trou dropping, etc.

[Deja Q]

8. So much for a global currency, one world government, et cetera...

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[Incitatus]

10. Do they have planes/ships as close to our borders as we do to theirs?

[ohio2007]

12. U.S. urges China to "float their currency" eom

[Lagomorph]

13. As long as we stay 12 miles off their coast....

China is trying to claim the entire South China Sea as their exclusive economic zone.

I for one, do not agree with this. There are many counties along the shores of the South China Sea.

We also measure pollutants and radioactive emissions off their shores. We have a right to know what's coming our way.