中国外交部发言人陆慷也在20日强调，美方军舰有关行为损害中国的主权和安全利益，对中方在有关海域开展正常公务活动的船只和人员安全造成严重威胁，违背国际关系基本准则，并表示中方对此表示强烈不满，将采取必要措施，坚定维护中国主权。
On the 20th, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang also stressed that the behavior of the US warships have damaged China’s sovereignty and security interests, posed a serious threat to the safety of Chinese vessels and personnel carrying out normal official activities in the relevant sea areas, and violated the basic norms of international relations. And he expressed that China was strongly dissatisfied with this and would take necessary measures to firmly safeguard China's sovereignty.