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this article is reproduced from the ministry of national defense website;

on the afternoon of september 26, the ministry of national defense held a regular press conference, and colonel zhang xiaogang, deputy director of the information bureau of the ministry of national defense and spokesman of the ministry of national defense, answered questions from reporters.

reporter: the u.s. indo-pacific command recently issued a statement saying that the united states urges china to reconsider the use of dangerous, coercive and potentially escalatory tactics in the south china sea and other regions. what is china's comment on this?

zhang xiaogang: it is the us and its allies and partners who are creating unsafe risks. their ships and aircraft approach china's sea and air space to harass and provoke, illegally intrude into china's territorial waters or jurisdictional sea and air space, maliciously interfere with china's normal training and exercises, and irresponsibly carry out dangerous operations, which seriously damage china's sovereignty and security interests, seriously endanger the safety of personnel on both sides, and seriously undermine regional peace and stability. according to incomplete statistics, as of september this year, about 1,500 us reconnaissance aircraft have gone to china for face-to-face reconnaissance and harassment. this fully shows that the us is an out-and-out provocateur, troublemaker, and saboteur.

we urge the us to stop its false narratives, stop dangerous and provocative actions, and strictly restrain the activities of its frontline troops. the chinese military has always maintained a high level of alert, taken all necessary measures in accordance with laws and regulations, resolutely countered and countered infringing and provocative acts, and resolutely safeguarded national sovereignty, security, and development interests.