November 6, 2015

"China on Thursday slammed US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's visit to a US aircraft carrier in the South China Sea and urged the US to be more candid and honest about its actions and intentions.

'The Chinese side respects and safeguards all countries' freedom of navigation and overflight guaranteed by international law. As long as it is the genuine practice of freedom of navigation through real international shipping lanes, we will in no way oppose it,' said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying on Thursday in a daily brief."

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