BEIJING, Feb. 5 -- The Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the waters of South China Sea on February 5, said Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command (STC) in a written statement on Wednesday.
The spokesperson pointed out that the Philippines has been colluding with countries outside the region to organize the so-called "joint patrols" in an attempt to destabilize the South China Sea and endorse its illegal claims in the South China Sea, which undermines China’s legitimate maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.
The theater command will remain on high alert to resolutely defend China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests. Any military activities that disrupt the South China Sea are fully under control, stressed the spokesperson.
