A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) navy personnel stands guard on their Jiangkai II class vessel, CNS Yulin, during a display of warships ahead of the IMDEX Asia maritime defence exhibition at Changi Naval Base in Singapore May 18, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su
BEIJING (Reuters) - China outlined its defence strategy to boost its naval capability farther from its shores on Tuesday, saying it faced a grave and complex array of security threats including in the disputed South China Sea.
In a policy document issued by the State Council, the Communist-ruled country's cabinet, it vowed to increase its "open seas protection", switching from air defence to both offence and defence, and criticised neighbours who take "provocative actions" on its reefs and islands.
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