Only With No Confrontation Can Ties Develop, China Tells U.S. Defense Chief

Reuters reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday that China is committed to peace and won’t cause “chaos” in the world. Mattis has been highly critical of China’s muscular military moves in the disputed South China Sea. President Xi added both countries’ common interests far outweigh their differences, but on territorial issues there can be no concessions. Xi said “We cannot lose even one inch of the territory left behind by our ancestors.