China Says US “Militarization” Of South China Sea Shows Washington “Wants Nothing Better Than Chaos”

• China Says US “Militarization” Of South China Sea Shows Washington “Wants Nothing Better Than Chaos”
  by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com  
  If you follow geopolitics you’re well aware that China has become a magnet for maritime conflict and controversy over the past six or so months. 
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  It all started earlier this year when satellite images showing the construction of what appeared to be a 10,000 foot runway (long enough to accommodate military aircraft) atop a newly constructed island in the contested waters of the South China Sea touched off an international firestorm as the US and its allies accused Beijing of seeking to redraw maritime boundaries and expand its naval capabilities at the expense of regional security.
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  China vigorously denied the accusations, pointing to the fact that other nations had undertaken similar land reclamation efforts in the Spratlys. 
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  The situation escalated meaningfully when the PLA threatened a US spy plane, prompting Washington to remind Beijing that artillery stationed on “sand castles” would certainly not be enough to deter the US Navy from navigating wherever it chooses whenever it chooses to do so.
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  The “conflict” subsided briefly after a propaganda campaign by Beijing put a humorous spin on the entire ordeal, but China found itself right back in the spotlight last week after Japan essentially accused it of stealing natural gas by positioning rigs too close to a demarcation line that separates the two countries’ exclusive economic zones. 
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  For the latest on China’s seaborne exploits we go to Reuters, who notes that Washington and Beijing are back at each other’s throats over the Spratly issue, only this time it’s China which is accusing the US of militarizing the region. Here’s more:
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