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China on Tuesday made it clear that it will not budge on its claims over the South China Sea SCS , saying it will not allow other countries to infringe on what it considers sovereign territorial rights. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a joint press conference with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing. AP Photo The SCS region is a strategically vital area with trade worth more than $5 trillion passing through the maritime region and is also said to be resource-rich. Beijing is locked in long-standing disputes over the ownership of island stanley cup s and reefs in the region with Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan. On Tuesday, foreign minister Wang Yi, taking what seemed to be a continuing hardline stance on the disputes, said the islands were an integral part of China and every Chinese is obligated to defend the territory. Speaking at a press conference during the ongoing annual meeting of National Peoples Congress NPC , Wan stanley cup g added that China wasnt militarising the region 鈥?as the US has been claiming 鈥?and that other nations were being militaristic. The freedom to navigate in the SCS does not imply wanton activities by other countries, Wang said. Freedom of navigation does not imply doing whatever you want, Wang said, adding that because of the efforts made by China and other countries, the region remains among the worl stanley cup ds safest and freest sail lanes. Wang deflected criticism that by deploy Ibqk Wife Melania stumps for Trump for the first time as campaign falters
Schurli, the giant tortoise, is the oldest inhabitant of the Vienna zoo. But despi stanley cup te his age of more than 100 years, the animal has started a fitness training programme. HT Image The exercise regime is part of a research project conducted by scientists from the zoo and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to learn about the animal s visual and learning capabilities. The male Seychelles giant tortoise is not the most animated creature, but when he notices his keeper Roland Halbauer approaching, he knows his training session is about to start. Schurli lifts his 200 kilograms onto his sturdy legs and slowly moves towards his blue exercise ball, which is fixed to a long pole held by Halbauer. As the shelled reptile gently pushes against the ball with his head, the trainer rewards him with an acoustic signal and a crunchy carrot. The Vienna zoo, which is located in the park of the Habsburg s imperial summer palace Schoenbrunn, also trains six additional giant tortoises. Many zoos are only now starting to train reptiles, said Anton Weissenbacher, the zoo s director. The additional movement adds variety to t adidas samba he animals life in captivity and helps them lead a more natural lifestyle. Giant tortoises normally cover several kilometres in order to get food, Weissenbacher said. In nature, the animals also take hours to reach shady spots to protect themselves from the sun. The zoo keepers have found o af1 ut that Schurli and his fellow tortoises can distinguish balls of different
