Is The Trump Administration Ready For War In The South China Sea?

Simon Denyer, Washington Post: Is Trump ready for war in the South China Sea, or is his team just not being clear?

Was this a prelude to a major escalation in the South China Sea, or is the Trump administration having trouble articulating its foreign policy?

On Monday, new White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea.

His comments were widely interpreted as doubling down on remarks by Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, on Jan. 11 that the United States would not allow China access to islands it has built in the South China Sea, and upon which it has installed weapons systems and built military-length airstrips.

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WNU Editor: Unlike the authors of the above two post .... I did not read any talk of war from the White House or from nominee for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. What I am reading is a warning from the Trump administration that there will be a price to pay for China if they continue with their current territorial claims. And as for what that price will be .... they have very clear for the past few weeks .... it will be political (Taiwan) and economic (trade and tariffs).