China urges relevant countries to respect the common aspiration in the Asia-Pacific region for peace and stability, and do more things conducive to regional peace and stability, rather than undermining them, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Guo made the remarks in response to a media inquiry about reports that the U.S. military is planning to build a fuel depot in the Davao region of the Philippines.
"The world is witnessing intertwined transformation and turbulence, and is being battered by unilateralism and military bullying. The hard-won overall development and stability in the Asia-Pacific region brooks no disruption from any party. Certain country is setting up military bases, building up arms and fuel storage, and making combat preparation across the world. This has heightened the risk of regional military confrontation and has triggered high alert among regional countries. If certain country in the region continues to seek support from external countries regardless of the consequences, it will only backfire. We urge the relevant countries to earnestly respect the common aspiration in the region for peace, development, and stability, and do more things conducive to regional peace and stability, rather than undermining them," he said.
China urges relevant countries to do more things conducive to peace, stability in Asia-Pacific: spokesman
