US Refuses to Recognize South China Sea Islets as Chinese Territory. ‘US Threats Won’t Work Against China’
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Published on Oct 29, 2015
China has warned against any violation of its territorial waters by American warships. A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said the country’s military will take all necessary measures in response to any future incursions by US vessels into its territorial waters around islands in the South China Sea. The warning followed the sailing of a US guided missile destroyer within the 22-kilometer territorial limit of one of the islands newly created by China. The US refuses to recognize the man-made islets in the strategically vital region as deserving of sovereign territory status. The Chinese side took no forceful action during a US warship’s sail-by on Tuesday, but strongly protested the move. The spokesman offered no details on how Beijing might respond differently in the future.
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Published on Oct 29, 2015
The United States should not use “threats and coercion” against Beijing because these tactics do not work against “powerful” countries like China, a former White House official says.
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