A Chinese military official says China will "crush" any foreign incursions into its territory, including in the South China Sea. Lieutenant General He Lei was speaking on the sidelines of the annual Xiangshan Forum defense conference in Beijing.
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00:00A senior Chinese military official says China will crush any foreign incursion into its
00:06territory, including in the South China Sea.
00:10Lieutenant General He Lei was speaking on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing,
00:16an annual international defense conference.
00:18The last few months have seen frequent clashes between Chinese and Philippine ships in the
00:23South China Sea.
00:25Beijing claims almost all of the sea as its territory, even though an international court
00:29has ruled the claim is not valid.
00:32He singled out the U.S., warning it not to use its regional allies to provoke confrontation,
00:38saying the Chinese military will never have any patience.