On Tuesday, 28th April, a United States warship entered the territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea without China’s permission. The Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army deployed air and navy forces to monitor and verify the ship, and warned it to leave, according to Senior Colonel Li Huamin, a spokesperson of the command.
“The U.S. move has severely violated the relevant international law and was a serious infringement of China’s sovereignty,” Colonel Li said.
China urges the U.S. to pay more attentions on the domestic COVID-19 prevention and control work and stop military operations that are not conducive to regional security and peace and stability,” he added.