China hopes that the United States will cease actions that undermine the peace and stability of the Caribbean region, and conduct normal law enforcement and judicial cooperation within bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a regular press briefing when commenting on a joint statement issued by 10 former leaders from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states expressing deep concern over military operations by a certain country in the Caribbean Sea.

In the joint statement, the former leaders reaffirmed the region's status as a zone of peace for over 50 years, and pointed out that the United States should combat drug trafficking within the framework of the rule of law, rather than greenlight extrajudicial executions.

"We hope that the U.S. side will listen to the strong call of Caribbean nations and the international community, cease actions that undermine the peace and stability of the Caribbean region, and return to the path of conducting normal law enforcement and judicial cooperation within bilateral and multilateral legal frameworks," Guo said.