The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded with strength! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has finally made a statement! After the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship mistakenly entered China's territorial waters near Zhejiang Province in July last year, and the Chinese side fired at least two shells as a warning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially made a statement! The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that according to relevant provisions of Chinese law, foreign military vessels entering China's territorial waters must be approved by the Chinese government. For foreign military vessels that enter China's territorial waters without the approval of the Chinese side, the Chinese government will handle them in accordance with the law and regulations.
Evidently, regarding the issue of firing shells in response to the Japanese escort ship, our attitude can be described in eight characters: "Without permission, legal handling". What message does this convey? First, we have not denied it, which means it is basically confirmed. Second, these words undoubtedly reveal our firmness in dealing with provocation. We used shellfire to warn Japan, which is an unambiguous way of telling Japan that any method is an option we use to deal with provocation when crossing the red line.
In fact, if it were not for the disclosure by Japanese media, we would not have known about this way of responding. Our way of responding is not only powerful and confident but also very low-key. After experiencing such an event, it is believed that Japan will feel frightened. Despite the large commotion, we still handled it in a low-key manner. If we did not have extreme confidence, firmly controlled the situation, and were not worried about the escalation of the situation, we could not have done so. In 1937, Japan could launch the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, a full-scale invasion of China, by citing the excuse of a missing soldier. However, today, we tell Japan with shellfire that even if we fire shells, the Japanese warship dare not act recklessly and can only retreat back in embarrassment.
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