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China 'loves peace' but will not compromise on sovereignty: Xi
Published Tue, Aug 1, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
CHINA loves peace but will never compromise on defending its sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday while marking 90 years since the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
China has rattled nerves around Asia and globally with its increasingly assertive stance in territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas and an ambitious military modernisation plan.
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