Wang Wenbin: I hope that the Pacific Ocean will become a peaceful place, not a sea of artificial waves

According to the news on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 5, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference on the same day. Questioned by a Bloomberg reporter, Australia and Japan will sign an agreement to further strengthen defense and security cooperation at a leaders' summit on Thursday. It was the first such agreement signed between Japan and a country other than the United States, marking a step closer to the relationship between the two sides, which has been dubbed a "quasi-alliance." What is the Foreign Ministry's comment on this?

Wang Wenbin: We have always believed that exchanges and cooperation between countries should help enhance mutual understanding and trust among countries in the region 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.