May 7, 2017

"Kyodo News, and some other Japanese media, reported that China's ambassador to the US, Cui Tiankai, had conveyed a request to fire the head of the US Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris, in return for exerting more pressure on North Korea, citing unnamed sources. It was reported that US President Donald Trump rejected the offer.

The Japanese media making up such provocative stories will only thwart China-US relations and impede the process of solving the North Korean nuclear issue at this sensitive time.

Admiral Harris is considered a hard-liner on China and many Chinese people do not like him. But among those engaging in the US' Asia-Pacific policies, Harris is not the only person advocating a tough stance toward China. China's strategists do not have the illusion that as long as Harris is removed, the Western Pacific will remain peaceful."

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