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China tells U.S. to stop reconnaissance
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/09/china-tells-us-stop-reconnaissanceChina tells U.S. to stop reconnaissance
By W.J. Hennigan
McClatchy/Tribune
© September 10, 2014
WASHINGTON
A senior Chinese military official in Beijing told President Barack Obama’s visiting national security adviser to end “close-in reconnaissance” less than a month after an armed Chinese fighter jet conducted an aggressive midair intercept of a U.S. Navy aircraft.
According to a report Tuesday by China’s state-run New China News Service, Chinese official Fan Changlong advised Susan Rice that the U.S. military “should reduce and ultimately stop” its spy missions on China.
The comment, a reflection of an opinion long held by the Chinese government, was made to Rice on the last day of a three-day visit to China to discuss expanding partnership between the two nations.
“We hope the U.S. can promote the healthy development of new China-U.S. military ties with concrete actions,” Fan is reported to have said.
