Daily Mail: China accuses the US of 'invading other countries' territory at will' and 'sailing through the world like a bully' amid escalating South China Sea row as Britain and Japan 'prepare to join Far East military drills'
* China claims most of the disputed South China Sea and has built military bases on reclaimed islands there
* Mike Pompeo yesterday said China's claims were 'unlawful' and accused China of seeking 'maritime empire'
* Beijing hit back today by accusing the US of 'stirring up tension' with a 'completely unjustified' attack
* The South China Sea is home to valuable oil and gas deposits and is a vital commercial waterway
* It is the latest flashpoint in US-China relations after disputes over Huawei, Hong Kong and coronavirus
China today accused the US of 'sailing through the world like a bully' amid an escalating row over the disputed South China Sea.
Hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo branded Beijing's claim over the waters as 'completely unlawful', China's embassy in Washington hit back by accusing Donald Trump's administration of 'flexing muscles, stirring up tension and inciting confrontation' with a 'completely unjustified' attack.
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called the US a 'troublemaker and destroyer of regional peace and stability' after two aircraft carriers, the USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan, were recently dispatched to the region in a show of force.
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More News On China Accusing The US Of Stirring Tensions In The South China Sea
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China hits back after US says its pursuit of resources in South China Sea is ‘unlawful’ -- The Independent
Beijing accuses US of 'stirring division' in South China Sea -- Times of India
South China Sea: Beijing calls US 'troublemaker' after criticism -- The Guardian
Beijing 'Firmly Opposes' US Statement on South China Sea, Accuses DC of 'Distorting Intl Law' -- Sputnik
3 comments:
Vietnam's claim goes right up to the high tide mark of Hainan Island. They are crazy.
The western part of Taiwan's claim is stupid also.
China is stupid if they are butting heads with Indonesia and Brunei.
China's claim vis-a-vis Malaysia is weak, non-existent, or outright theft. China would want to back off at lead 80% or 90% there.
IMO China should play hardball against Vietnam and that is it and even that is very questionable in the extreme.
Imagine if the claim was terrestrial. The outrage and the unity would be universal in opposition. Their historical claim entitles the Western Civilization to the whole planet. Time is running out. The Chinese Navy should be lured into fleet action and annihilated.
CCP China is not the old China one, as USSR was not the old Russian one. The problem with China is the ruling party. The CCP is believing they can treat other countries as it treats its own people...and it's outraged when it's not going this way. Well, we have to teach it a lesson.
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