China News Service, October 9th. According to the WeChat public account of the Southern Theater Command, the spokesperson of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command, Colonel Zhang Nandong, stated that on October 9, the US military’s “Mai The guided missile destroyer "Kane" broke into China's Xisha territorial waters without the permission of the Chinese government.
The southern theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army organized naval and air forces to track and monitor them, verify and identify them, and warn them to leave.
Colonel Zhang Nandong pointed out that the US frequently dispatched warships to the South China Sea to show off its military power, strengthen its military presence, severely infringe upon China's sovereignty and security interests, and severely undermine peace and stability in the South China Sea. It is a naked navigational hegemony and military provocation.
"We ask the US to immediately stop such provocative actions and strictly control and restrict military operations in the sea and air to avoid accidents.
Colonel Zhang Nandong emphasized that China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters. Theater troops always maintain a high level of vigilance and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and resolutely maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.