CCTV9英语新闻：国防部回应“中国船监视环太军演”:符合国际法（在线收听）

China's Ministry of National Defence has responded to a US media report saying that China sent a surveillance ship to monitor the world largest maritime drills the Rim of the Pacific exercise.

The ministry said that China’s naval vessels had the right under international law to operate "in waters outside of other country’s territorial waters". And that China respects the rights granted under international law to relevant littoral states, and hopes that relevant countries can respect the legal rights Chinese ships have. 22 countries took part in the drill in Hawaii, including China, who participated in the exercise for the first time.