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BEIJING, June 1 -- A US RC-135 reconnaissance plane deliberately intruded into a PLA naval routine training exercise in the South China Sea on May 26. The PLA Southern Theater Command organized air forces to track and monitor the US military plane throughout the entire process, handling the situation lawfully and professionally, said Army Senior Colonel Zhang Nandong, the spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command, in a written statement on Wednesday.

南部战区新闻发言人张南东陆军大校表示，5月26日，中国人民解放军海军17舰编队位南海进行例行性训练期间，美军1架RC-135侦察机蓄意闯入我训练区域实施侦察干扰，中国人民解放军南部战区组织空中兵力全程跟踪监视，处置依法依规，操作专业规范。

"The US action seriously undermined regional peace and stability. And the relevant reports, in disregard of the facts, are twisting black and white, and making false accusations in an attempt to confuse international public opinion," said the spokesperson. "We sternly urge the US side to earnestly restrain the operations of its frontline maritime and aerial forces, strictly abide by international law and relevant agreements, and prevent air and sea accidents. Otherwise, the US will bear all the consequences arising therefrom."

The spokesperson also stressed that the troops of the PLA Southern Theater Command will always stay on high alert and resolutely safeguard China"s sovereignty and security, as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea.

美方行径严重破坏地区和平稳定，相关报道罔顾事实，完全是恶人先告状，颠倒黑白、倒打一耙，妄图混淆国际视听。我们严正敦促美方切实约束海空一线兵力行动，严格遵守有关国际法和相关协议协定，防止出现海空意外事件，否则由此引发的一切后果均由美方承担。战区部队时刻保持高度戒备，坚决捍卫国家主权安全和南海地区和平稳定。

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