At a regular press conference of China’s Ministry of National Defense on November 14th, a reporter asked about media reports stating that the PLA Navy has confirmed that the aircraft carrier PLANS Fujian is based at a military port in Sanya. Some analysts suggest that China will be more active in upholding its territorial claims in the South China Sea and seek to project naval forces to farther areas, which may raise concerns among certain countries. Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, Deputy Director-General of the Information Office of China's Ministry of National Defense and Spokesperson for the MND, responded as follows.