China rips US military for increased monitoring in South China Sea

The CNS Liaoning aircraft carrier leads a fleet during a People's Liberation Army Navy training mission in the South China Sea. - China Daily/ANN

BEIJING, May 1 (People's Daily): China resolutely opposes the United States military intensifying surveillance and activities near China's maritime and air space, which threatens peace and stability in the region, a Ministry of National Defense spokesman has told the media.

Since the current US administration took office on Jan 20, activities involving US naval vessels in China's adjacent waters have increased by 20 per cent compared to the same period last year, with the frequency of reconnaissance planes up over 40 percent, according to the spokesman, Senior Colonel Wu Qian.