The Telegraph: Aircraft carrier visit by Pentagon chief Ash Carter unleashes storm in South China Sea
A visit by the US defence chief to one of his country’s aircraft carriers is normally a routine part of the job, but not when it is sailing through the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
The US is taking an increasingly assertive stance in the face of China’s aggressive bid to claim virtually the entire waters off its southern coast in the face of competing claims several other South East Asian states.
Even before Ash Carter, the defence secretary, stepped off a helicopter onto the deck of the USS John C Stennis, on Friday afternoon, Beijing was already expressing its anger with new American operations in the region.
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WNU Editor: The Chinese have responded .... China says enhanced U.S.-Philippine military ties invoke 'Cold War mentality' (Reuters).
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US defense chief visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea -- AP
US Defence Secretary visits aircraft carrier in South China Sea -- BBC
US Defense Secretary Visits Carrier in South China Sea -- VOA
Ash Carter Visits Carrier in S. China Sea -- Maritime Executive
Defense Sec. Ash Carter Travels to South China Sea: Why His Visit Matters -- Elizabeth McLaughlin, ABC News
Update: China`s top military leader was also doing his tour in the South China Sea .... U.S., China Top Military Leaders in Rival South China Sea Tours (Bloomberg).
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