Stop naval threat, US admiral told

Chinese military official calls for end to 'wrongdoings'

China's vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong told visiting Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the United States Pacific Command, to "stop wrongdoings and dangerous moves" in the South China Sea and to avoid "misunderstanding, misjudgment and unpredictable incidents".

"Greater power comes with greater responsibility," Fan said to Harris during his opening remarks in the People's Liberation Army's headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. He was referring to the fact that last year, when the two met in Qingdao, Shandong province, for a China-US mechanism to avoid conflicts when aircraft or warships have unexpected encounters, Harris was commander of the Pacific fleet, a rank below his current position.