CHINA-US: CHINESE MILITARY RESEARCHER CLAIMS U.S. HAS CONDUCTED NEARLY 2000 SPYING OPERATIONS AGAINST MAINLAND CHINA THIS YEAR

The South China Morning Post (October 28) reported that Cao Yanzhong, a researcher with the People’s Liberation Army Academy of Military Science, divulged at the 10th Xiangshan forum that United States warships and planes carried out over 2,000 close spying operations aimed at China this year. The targets of these missions include Chinese controlled islands and reefs in the South China Sea, as well as the coastal area of the Chinese mainland. Cao Yanzhong also said “The high frequency of such close reconnaissance endangers China’s sovereign security and heightens regional tensions, which will inevitably trigger firm opposition from China and undoubtedly increase the risk of gunfire.” He added that “The most urgent task at the moment is that the US immediately ceases its frequent close reconnaissance to reduce the possibility of misfires.” 





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