In a statement, the ministry confirmed the strategic bombers had entered the airspace near a man-made island on December 10, accusing the U.S. of deliberately raising tensions in the disputed region.
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The ministry urged the U.S.to adopt measures “immediately” to prevent “such risky actions”.
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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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Things seem to be getting really serious! It was added: ‘They sat next to each other at the table and were very affectionate. As we Only let you know, “Miranda is steamed that Blake is now flaunting Gwen to all their old companions in Tennessee”.
But, the United Nations will not recognise such artificial islands -nautical mile sea limit states can claim for sovereign territory.
China’s military went on high alert during the incident and ordered the American bombers to leave the area, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.
On the surface, it nearly looks like the stuff that took place during our kindergarten days: the stronger flexing the muscles against the weaker in a clear attempt of deliberate provocation, in order to derive some pleasure, which, in retrospect, we love to classify as the bullyboy tactics of our childhood contemporaries.
During a mission by the two B-52 bombers last week, one of the aircraft unintentionally flew within two nautical miles of an artificially constructed island.
The U.S. conducts freedom of navigation missions near the seven artificial islands that China has built up in the Spratly Island chain that are meant to signal that they are in global waters worldwide waters.
This week, Australia said one of its military surveillance planes had flown near disputed areas of the South China Sea.
U.S. Navy Commander Bill Urban said the Navy regularly conducts training missions in the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has linked building islands in the South China Sea to national pride, which is at the center of the nation’s resurgence as a military power.
China complained the plane flew within 2 nautical miles of the reef, a U.S. defense official said on condition of anonymity. “The situation in the South China Sea is essentially stable overall”, he said.
Taiwan’s representative office in the US said the remarks shows US Congress support Taiwan as a peacemaker in the South China Sea.
In October, the US sent a warship into the region as part of a direct challenge to China’s territorial claims.
Stay on topic – This helps keep the thread focused on the discussion at hand.
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Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. “Beyond that, we will not comment on the substance of our diplomatic exchanges”.
