BEIJING, April 10 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS Milius on April 10 illegally trespassed into the waters adjacent to the Meiji Jiao of China's Nansha Islands without the approval of the Chinese government. The naval and air forces of the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command conducted tracking and monitoring on the US destroyer and remained alert in the whole course, said Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, the spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command, in a written statement on Monday.
"China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters," stressed the spokesperson. "The troops of the PLA Southern Theater Command will always stay on high alert and resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and security, as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea."
