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Do not misjudge our military power, China warns neighbours - The Times of India
BEIJING: Amidst military tensions
with its neighbours, a top
Chinese general has warned
countries in conflict with China
not to underestimate its will to
safeguard its sovereignty or its "military's staunch power" to
protect Beijing's core national
interests. Speaking at a discussion to
strengthen maritime struggle and
maritime security cooperation
conducted by People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday, Gen Qi Jianguo, deputy
chief of general staff, said no country should
underestimate China's determination to
safeguard territorial integrity. "He stressed in his speech that countries cannot
underestimate the Chinese nation's strong will of
safeguarding its state sovereignty, cannot
underestimate Chinese government's firm
determination of safeguarding its territorial
integrity and cannot underestimate Chinese military's staunch power of safeguarding the
core national interests", a brief report in state run
People's Daily online said. His comments followed growing military
tensions between China and a host of its
neighbours, specially Japan and South East Asian
countries over maritime disputes. China is also exercised by US new defence
doctrine shifting majority of its military assets to
Asia Pacific. Gen Qi, who was elevated to the deputy chief
rank in the recent shuffle after a once-in-a-decade
leadership change of the ruling Communist Party
of China (CPC), evinced interest in improving
defence ties with India during his talks with the
Indian defence team headed by defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma here last month. The 2.3 million strong PLA is now headed by
new CPC leader Xi Jinping who would be taking
over as president next month following the
retirement of Hu Jintao. With him, a new political administration formally
takes over power replacing the decade old
structure headed by Hu.
BEIJING: Amidst military tensions
with its neighbours, a top
Chinese general has warned
countries in conflict with China
not to underestimate its will to
safeguard its sovereignty or its "military's staunch power" to
protect Beijing's core national
interests. Speaking at a discussion to
strengthen maritime struggle and
maritime security cooperation
conducted by People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Monday, Gen Qi Jianguo, deputy
chief of general staff, said no country should
underestimate China's determination to
safeguard territorial integrity. "He stressed in his speech that countries cannot
underestimate the Chinese nation's strong will of
safeguarding its state sovereignty, cannot
underestimate Chinese government's firm
determination of safeguarding its territorial
integrity and cannot underestimate Chinese military's staunch power of safeguarding the
core national interests", a brief report in state run
People's Daily online said. His comments followed growing military
tensions between China and a host of its
neighbours, specially Japan and South East Asian
countries over maritime disputes. China is also exercised by US new defence
doctrine shifting majority of its military assets to
Asia Pacific. Gen Qi, who was elevated to the deputy chief
rank in the recent shuffle after a once-in-a-decade
leadership change of the ruling Communist Party
of China (CPC), evinced interest in improving
defence ties with India during his talks with the
Indian defence team headed by defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma here last month. The 2.3 million strong PLA is now headed by
new CPC leader Xi Jinping who would be taking
over as president next month following the
retirement of Hu Jintao. With him, a new political administration formally
takes over power replacing the decade old
structure headed by Hu.