China News Service, Beijing, February 4 (Reporter Zhang Ziyang) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin responded in Beijing on the 4th of the US warship crossing the Taiwan Strait.

He said that China will continue to maintain a high level of alert at all times, respond to all threats and provocations at any time, and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

  At the regular press conference that day, reporters asked questions. The U.S. Navy issued a statement stating that the guided missile destroyer USS McCain crossed the Taiwan Strait on February 4.

How does China respond to this?

  Wang Wenbin said that China has closely followed and grasped the situation of US warships passing through the Taiwan Strait.

China will continue to maintain a high level of alert at all times, respond to all threats and provocations at any time, and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

It is hoped that the United States will play a constructive role for regional peace and stability, not the other way around.

(Finish)