A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Thursday said China was hoping to see peace and stability in Afghanistan after U.S. President Barack Obama announced his administration would deploy an extra 30,000 troops there.

Spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing, "China has noticed President Obama's speech, and we are willing to see peace, stability, development and progress in Afghanistan."

China hoped the efforts by the international community on Afghanistan would be conducive to achieving those goals, Qin said.

He also reaffirmed China's position by saying each country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity should be fully respected.

President Obama at the West Point military academy on Tuesday announced he would deepen the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan by raising U.S. troop numbers to almost 100,000.

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