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India-Singapore naval drill shouldn't hurt others: China

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India-Singapore naval drill shouldn't hurt others: China

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  • China today said it is not against India-Singapore naval drill in the South China Sea.
  • We have no problem, if such exercises are for the benefit of regional peace and stability, China said.
  • Yesterday, India and Singapore began a seven-day-long mega maritime exercise in the Sea

NEW DELHI:China on Friday said it is not against the joint naval exercise+ by India and Singapore in the South China Sea as long as it doesn't "hurt" its interest.

"We have no problem, if such exercises and cooperation are for the benefits of regional peace and stability," China's foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said when asked for China's response by Indian media at a daily briefing in Beijing.

"We have a very open attitude to normal exchanges between various countries," she said when asked for China's reaction to the joint naval exercise of India and Singapore.

China claims+ almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea (SCS), including islands more than 800 miles from the Chinese mainland, despite objections from neighbours such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam.
"We just hope that when the relevant countries conduct such exchanges and cooperation, they should bear in mind such activities should not hurt the interests of other countries or have any negative impact to regional peace and stability," Hua said outlining Beijing's sensitivities.

Navies of India and Singapore yesterday began a seven- day-long mega maritime exercise in the SCS which has been witnessing a growing Chinese assertiveness.

#ActEastPolicy Bilateral Exercise Between Indian & Republic Of Singapore Navy #SIMBEX -17 Commences... https://t.co/kSFctKty8X

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) 1495101346000
Four warships of the Indian Navy and long range anti- submarine warfare aircraft P-8l are participating in the SIMBEX (Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise), which is aimed at increasing interoperability between the two navies.

Held since 1994, it is the 24th edition of the annual exercise between the two countries.

Beijing expresses strong opposition whenever US naval ships pass through the area, even though it maintains there is no threat to freedom of navigation.
India along with the US and many other countries have been vocal about freedom of navigation in the area as foreign trade worth over a trillion dollar move through the SCS.

China in the past has opposed India taking part in the oil exploration in the SCS at the invitation of Vietnam.

India has earlier taken part in the Malabar naval exercises with Japan and the US in the East China Sea.

In the recent months, tension over the SCS abated after new Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte scaled down Manila's emphasis on its SCS claims even after it won an international tribunal award last year.

The tribunal struck down China's expansive claims over the area based on historical hold. China had rejected the verdict. After his election, Duterte opted for peace with China in favour of Chinese investments.

China and ASEAN members yesterday approved the framework of the SCS Code of Conduct (COC), a crucial step towards peacefully resolving territorial disputes in the area.

The 14th Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, held yesterday in Guizhou province's Guiyang city, reviewed and approved the COC framework draft.

A Chinese foreign ministry press release said yesterday that all the parties have agreed to peacefully resolve the SCS disputes through negotiations and dialogue.

They also agreed to work through their differences under the framework of regional regulations.

(with PTI inputs)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...nt-hurt-others-china/articleshow/58750737.cms
 
Its just an naval exercise between two countries, why would it hurt other ?
 
China has always sought cooperation in the South China Sea, as long as we get our interests there. And so far, nobody has actually tried to stop China from building islands (apart from some vague warnings) so it's all good. :enjoy:
 
China is Singapore friendly nation.
Whats a big deal?
China for Chinese.
 
Do india hv gut to go near chinese artificial islands?
101% no.
It's not our cup of tea man,there are numerous troublesome areas are there spreading all over the world. And it's not our job to put finger in all those area to show our guts to you. And last time when we show our guts,it's results in the creation of Bangladesh.
 
It's not our cup of tea man,there are numerous troublesome areas are there spreading all over the world. And it's not our job to put finger in all those area to show our guts to you. And last time when we show our guts,it's results in the creation of Bangladesh.
Do agree . but bit correction . last time when you show your guts was serving juice to PLA's soldiers who was camping in india for several days.

Hum jayenge....do you have guts to just cross into Indian EEZ???
We did it in 2008 . indian version of how kasab came to india . lolz
 
I thought south china sea was chinese territory ?
Guess china knows its place when dealing with powerful nations.
 
Jab tak hamare hatyaar dekh ke tumhari himmat naa toot jaye, you see no war is better than all out war.....people have the right to live peaceful lives....:D
Beware apney paon ey kulhari na maar lena . just like 2002 standoff . 2000 casualties in an standoff :lol:.
 
It was all a broken up 1000 kingdoms that muslims ruled, they were Maratha's, punjabis, rajput, jaats, suryavanshi etc, but no indian....but now we have man power...
Lolz . ok when will you come to take back kulbushan? :lol::lol:
 

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