{"id":60482,"date":"2018-05-24T20:26:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T20:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/24\/china-calls-being-uninvited-by-the-us-to-a-major-naval-exercise-unconstructive\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:19:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:19:37","slug":"china-calls-being-uninvited-by-the-us-to-a-major-naval-exercise-unconstructive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/24\/china-calls-being-uninvited-by-the-us-to-a-major-naval-exercise-unconstructive\/","title":{"rendered":"China calls being uninvited by the US to a major naval exercise \u2018unconstructive\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEIJING \u2014 China\u2019s Defense Ministry on Thursday criticized as \u201cunconstructive\u201d Washington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/23\/china-was-just-uninvited-from-rimpac-heres-why\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">withdrawal of an invitation<\/a> for it to participate in a multinational naval exercise the U.S. is hosting this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A statement on the ministry\u2019s website said the move would do nothing to change China\u2019s resolve to \u201cplay a role in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/20\/us-criticizes-chinas-militarization-of-disputed-south-china-sea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18139176593651.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US criticizes China\u2019s militarization of disputed South China Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon criticized what it called China\u2019s \u201ccontinued militarization\u201d of island outposts in the disputed South China Sea, where the Chinese air force landed long-range bombers for the first time, putting entire Southeast Asia within their range.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. move raises the prospect of a renewed chill in military relations between the two countries amid high-stakes maneuvering over North Korea\u2019s nuclear program, which is scheduled to be the subject of a meeting in June between President Donald Trump and the North\u2019s leader, Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. had included China in the past two versions of the naval exercise known as Rim of the Pacific, or RimPac, in 2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2016\/07\/05\/militaries-gather-in-hawaii-for-massive-maritime-exercises\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143704687018.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143704687018.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143704687018.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18143704687018.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands following a news conference at the State Department, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pentagon statement said the decision to disinvite the Chinese navy was \u201can initial response\u201d to what it called China\u2019s militarization of the South China Sea, which China claims almost in its entirety.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/03\/navy-secretary-other-us-officials-increasingly-sounding-alarm-over-chinese-smartphone-maker-huawei\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-954028880.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy secretary, other US officials increasingly sounding alarm over Chinese smartphone maker Huawei<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Navy&#039;s top civilian recently warned that the service needs to keep the telecom behemoth out of U.S. military projects due to fears the company could allow Beijing to steal U.S. national security secrets.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RimPac engagements had been part of an effort by the administration of former President Barack Obama to stabilize military relations with Beijing even as Washington challenged China to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/03\/28\/chinese-flotilla-transits-south-china-sea-satellite-imagery-shows\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">stop placing military assets<\/a> in the South China Sea. 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