A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island (top), Minamikojima (bottom) and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 2012. REUTERS/Kyodo
U.S. Warns China Not To Try Crimea-Style Action In Asia -- Reuters
(Reuters) - China should not doubt the U.S. commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way Russia has in Crimea, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Daniel Russel, President Barack Obama's diplomatic point man for East Asia, said it was difficult to determine what China's intentions might be, but Russia's annexation of Crimea had heightened concerns among U.S. allies in the region about the possibility of China using force to pursue its claims.
"The net effect is to put more pressure on China to demonstrate that it remains committed to the peaceful resolution of the problems," Russel, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Update: US threatens China over territorial disputes, cites sanctions on Russia as example -- RT
My Comment: It looks like America's allies in Asia are nervous over the lack of a U.S. response to Russia's takeover of Crimea .... and are wondering if this could be interpreted in Bejing as a green-light for China to do a similar move in pursuing it's territorial claims in Asia.
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"U.S. Warns China Not To Try Crimea-Style Action In Asia" Or we will taunt you a second time!"
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