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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