China: Defense partnerships should promote peace, not target third parties

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China: Defense partnerships should promote peace, not target third parties

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China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that cooperation in defense and security should not be directed against third parties and should instead focus on maintaining regional peace and stability.

The remarks were made in apparent response to a joint statement from Japan and Australia, in which the two countries said they had "serious concerns" over recent developments in the South China Sea and criticized Beijing for what they called "dangerous and coercive" activities in the disputed waters,particularly hostility towards the Philippines.

China and the Philippines exchanged accusations of intentionally ramming coastguard vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea last week, the latest in an escalating series of clashes.

The collision near the Sabina Shoal was their fifth maritime confrontation in a month in a longstanding rivalry over the vital waterway.

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