China/South China Sea: China Will Not Give up 'Any Inch of Territory' in the Pacific, Xi Tells Mattis

Jun 28, 2018 | Steven Jiang, CNN
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China will not give up "any inch of territory" in the Pacific Ocean, President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis Wednesday during a visit to Beijing. Mattis' meeting with Xi inside the Great Hall of the People comes as relations between Washington and Beijing have been marred recently by rising tensions -- not only by an impending trade war but also by both militaries viewing each other with increasing suspicion and alarm.