China Ambassador to U.S. on China Warship Approaching Navy Ship: American Ship Was ‘on the Offensive’

‘It’s not Chinese warships that are going to the coast of — of California or to the Gulf of Mexico’

WALLACE: There are also military tensions. A Chinese warship recently harassed a U.S. ship exercising freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. And the U.S. is close to approving a $330 million arms sale to Taiwan.

Do you view these - the U.S. ships in the South China Sea, sales to Taiwan, do you view those as U.S. provocations?

CUI: First of all, I think I will have to be clear where the incident took place. You were right to say it was in South China Sea. So it's at China's doorstep. It's not Chinese warships that are going to the coast of -- of California or to the Gulf of Mexico. It's so close to the Chinese islands and to -- it's so close to the Chinese coast. So who is on the offensive? Who is on the defensive?  This is very clear.

About American arms sale to Taiwan, this is a very good example of American intervention into Chinese internal affairs.

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