Qi Jianguo: China's core national interests cannot be damaged

Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), made a speech when he took part in the discussion on the issue of strengthening maritime struggle and maritime security cooperation, which was jointly held by the General Staff Headquarters (GSH) of the PLA and the related state organs, on the afternoon of February 4, 2013.

He stressed in his speech that any countries cannot underestimate the Chinese nation's strong will of safeguarding its state sovereignty, cannot underestimate Chinese government's firm determination of safeguarding its territorial integrity and cannot underestimate Chinese military's staunch power of safeguarding the core national interests.

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