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A Chinese sailor stands on duty outside the venue for the Western Pacific Navy Symposium held in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, salutes before addressing the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A South Korea's military representative prepares for a group photo before attending the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. The meeting has drawn representatives from partners and competitors including Australia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India and the U.S. and comes amid heightened tensions over China's assertive actions in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas, and as China's navy has grown into the world's largest by number of hulls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, center left in front, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, applauds after a group photo with attendees including Steve Koehler, right, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, nd Alexander Moiseyev, fifth right, Russia's chief of Navy, before attending the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes on Monday, telling the international naval gathering in northeastern China that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A Chinese sailor stands on duty outside the venue for the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, salutes after addressing the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Steve Koehler, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, center, tries to take a coffee break as journalists follow him during a break at the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. The meeting has drawn representatives from partners and competitors including Australia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India and the U.S. and comes amid heightened tensions over China's assertive actions in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas, and as China's navy has grown into the world's largest by number of hulls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, walks down the podium after addressing the Western Pacific Navy Symposium held in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, front left, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, waves as he walks with Hu Zhongming, China's Navy chief on arrival for a group photo before attending the Western Pacific Navy Symposium held in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes on Monday, telling the international naval gathering in northeastern China that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, speaks at the Western Pacific Navy Symposium held in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Steve Koehler, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, second from left chats with Vietnam's representative Tran Thanh Nghiem, second from right, at the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. The meeting has drawn representatives from partners and competitors including Australia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India and the U.S. and comes amid heightened tensions over China's assertive actions in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas, and as China's navy has grown into the world's largest by number of hulls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A screen shows a Chinese aircraft carrier at the opening of the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang Youxia, one of China's top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, applauds near Steve Koehler, right, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Alexander Moiseyev, second from left, Russia's chief of Navy, looks after a group photo before attending the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes on Monday, telling the international naval gathering in northeastern China that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Steve Koehler, center, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, reacts as he joins other attendees for a group photo before attending the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. The meeting has drawn representatives from partners and competitors including Australia, Cambodia, Chile, France, India and the U.S. and comes amid heightened tensions over China's assertive actions in the Taiwan Strait and the East and South China seas, and as China's navy has grown into the world's largest by number of hulls. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A screen shows Chinese submarines at the opening of the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao, eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang Youxia, one of China's top military leaders took a harsh line on regional territorial disputes, telling an international naval gathering in northeastern China on Monday that the country would strike back with force if its interests came under threat. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, arrives for the Western Pacific Navy Symposium in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on Monday, April 22, 2024. Zhang, China's second-ranking military leader under Xi Jinping, said China committed to solve maritime disputes through dialogue but warned that International law could not be distorted.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)