Beijing accuses US, Japan of ‘ulterior motives’ over comments on maritime disputes
China has made efforts to lower tensions in the South China Sea, and has reached consensus with Manila to handle aftermath of Hague tribunal, says foreign ministry
Beijing accused the United States and Japan of having “ulterior motives” on Sunday in its strong rebuke to remarks by the two nations defence heads over maritime disputes.
In a toughly worded statement, foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said China had made efforts to lower tensions in the South China Sea, and had reached consensus with the Philippines to properly handle the aftermath of the Hague tribunal that was requested by Manila and rejected of China’s historical claims to the resource-rich waters.
“Certain outside nations are determined to go against the trend and frequently make wrong remarks about the South China Sea disputes. They ignore facts, confuse truth and falsehood, and have ulterior motives,” Hua said.
“China resolutely opposes to this, and calls on relevant parties to stop making irresponsible remarks, and fully respect the efforts by regional nations to maintain peace and stability of the South China Sea.”
