Foreign Ministry: I hope that the Pacific Ocean will become a place of peace rather than a sea of artificial waves

According to the official WeChat public account of the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Office on January 5, in response to "Australia and Japan will sign an agreement to further strengthen defense and security cooperation", Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded at a regular press conference held today: "We hope that the Pacific Ocean will become a peaceful place, not a sea of artificial waves." ”

A reporter asked that Australia and Japan will sign an agreement to further strengthen defense and security cooperation at the leaders' summit on Thursday. It was the first such agreement signed by Japan with a country other than the United States, marking a step closer to the relationship between the two sides, which is often referred to as a "quasi-alliance." What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on this?

Wang Wenbin said: "We always believe that exchanges and cooperation between countries should help enhance mutual understanding and trust among regional countries and help maintain regional peace and stability, and should not target third parties or harm the interests of third parties." The size of the Pacific Ocean allows for the common development of countries in the region. Peace and tranquillity in the Pacific also depend on the joint maintenance of regional countries. We want the Pacific Ocean to be a place of peace, not a sea of artificial waves. ”