China vowed its unwavering determination to ensure national
sovereignty and its persistence in peaceful resolution to disputes,
Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said on May 29.
Liang made the remarks at a short consultative meeting with ASEAN defense ministers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Liang called for cooperation, mutual benefits, equality and mutual
respect, and he hailed the communication and pragmatic cooperation
between China and ASEAN.
"In the new context, China will never slough off its responsibility
to ensure regional peace and stability, never change its decision to
pursue peace and development, never slacken its effort to promote
regional cooperation, never give up its sincerity of a peaceful
resolution to disputes and never waver over its determination to guard
the security of national sovereignty," Liang said.
The defense ministers of ASEAN countries said the meeting provides a platform for sharing views.
China will continue to promote dialogue and communication with ASEAN
countries, beef up understanding and mutual trust and deepen
cooperation, Liang said.
Earlier on May 28, Liang also met his Philippine counterpart Voltaire
Gazmin on the sidelines of the defense ministers' meeting of Southeast
Asian countries.
It was the first face-to-face talk for the two defense chiefs since
the Huangyan Island incident broke out about two months ago, and Liang
urged the Philippines to be "discreet in both words and deeds" over the
island impasse and make tangible steps toward regional peace and
stability.
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