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China dismisses 'irresponsible actions' accusation by U.S. in Djibouti

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2019-06-18 13:52:40Global Times Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download

U.S. media's report claiming that China tried to "constrain international airspace" by barring aircraft from flying over the Chinese military base in Djibouti, flashed lasers at the U.S. pilots and deployed drones to interfere in U.S. operations is completely inconsistent with the facts, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

"The Chinese side has consistently abided by international law and the laws of the host country, and is committed to safeguarding regional security and stability," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at the routine press conference on Monday.

Lu's remarks came after the director of intelligence of the U.S. Africa Command Rear Admiral Heidi Berg told a group of Africa-based journalists that the Chinese military is "guilty" of "irresponsible actions" toward U.S. forces stationed in Djibouti's Camp Lemonnier, which is located near the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) base in Djibouti, the Washington Times reported on Sunday.

Zhang Junshe, a senior research fellow at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, told the Global Times on Monday that, according to the U.S. media report, it was the U.S. warplanes that flew over the PLA Support Base in Djibouti, attempting to gather military intelligence, which seriously threatened the security of the Chinese base and personnel.

It is the U.S. who should reflect on what it did and stop this act that violates the international law, Zhang said.

It is not the first time the U.S. has accused China of pointing lasers at U.S. military aircraft, and China's Ministry of National Defense refuted the allegation in May 2018, saying it was in "complete contradiction with the facts."

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