The U.S. takes no official stance on sovereignty claims in the strategically crucial sea that China claims nearly in its entirety.
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The statement said the Chinese military on the island went on high alert during the December 10 overflight and warned the aircraft to leave the island’s airspace.
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China’s Defense Ministry on Saturday accused the US of deliberately raising tensions in the region, where China has been aggressively asserting its claims to virtually all islands, reefs and their surrounding seas. China has filed a diplomatic complaint with the United States over the incident, which has also drawn the attention of the USA military since the aircraft was supposed to fly outside of the 12-mile territorial limit around the island.
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“The issue with the United States has to do with the fact that the South China Sea is widely believed to contain a fair number of reserves regarding oil and natural gas and of course, obviously, the United States wants access to this oil and natural gas”, said Preston, chief editor and director of AttacktheSystem.com. China said the US action is leading to “militarizing conditions” between the two nations.
“We need to remind ourselves that [the] U.S. Navy… has been conducting freedom of navigation operations since Jimmy Carter was in office”, said Craig Allen, a professor of marine and environmental affairs at the University of Washington School of Law.
This isn’t the only recent potential cause of trouble in the South China Sea.
“We don’t think this is a constructive approach and will not receive the support and welcome of relevant nations”, Wang said.
The revelation of the over-flight is drawing a high-level Chinese response. Bill Urban as saying that the B-52 was not on a so-called freedom of navigation operation, meant to assert the plane’s right to transit the area.
This week, Australia said one of its military surveillance planes had flown near disputed areas of the South China Sea.
China, which claims nearly the entire South China Sea, has stepped up a program of land reclamation and construction in the disputed islands and reefs, which has sparked concern in the US and the Asia-Pacific region.
Repeated U.S. provocations have fueled tensions in the South China Sea, doing a disservice to regional efforts for peace and stability in the waters and undermining efforts to resolve the maritime disputes between some countries and China through dialogue and negotiation.
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The main contractor behind the weaponry is Raytheon. China vehemently protested in October when a U.S. warship sailed through the waters near an artificial island being built by China disregarding protests from the Philippines and other mari time claimants.
