A high-level colonel in the Chinese military admits there's a possibility of a 'miscalculation' in the South China Sea, but defended China's 'need' to protect what Beijing deems as its territory.
But Zhou defended China, saying: "If they are just artificial islands built out of blue, why do they have Chinese names even long time ago? We didn't name these rocks and islands in the last three years, right? So that is self-evident."
He added, however that "in spite of this it is the good wish of the both sides not to lead to any accidents , let alone spill into conflict."
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