U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2009. Yang Jiechi and Hillary Clinton held formal talks here on Wednesday to exchange views on bilateral relations and other issues of mutual concern. (Xinhua/Zhang Yan)China's Hu Urges Staunch Defence Days After U.S. Spat -- Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao urged the military to "staunchly defend" national sovereignty in comments published days after a brief confrontation with a U.S. Navy ship.
Hu's comments to People's Liberation Army officers, published in the official People's Daily Thursday, did not mention the PLA Navy's run-in Sunday with a U.S. Navy survey ship off the Chinese island province of Hainan.
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More News On China's Military, And Its Relations With The U.S.
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China's Hu urges military to "staunchly defend" sovereignty -- World Bulletin
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Rising navy, assertiveness behind US-China flap -- AP
Sea encounter prompts vow by U.S., China -- L.A. Times
US, China try to defuse tension, focus on economy -- AFP
China wages maritime "lawfare" -- Foreign Policy
A Slap of Reality in the South China Sea -- Heritage Foundation
TIMELINE-US-China military skirmishes, diplomatic friction -- Reuters
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