Now China is accusing the US of “thinking with a Cold War” mentality and handling the rising tension like it is an upcoming “Hollywood blockbuster” that would be scripted and directed by USA military officials.
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Issuing a series of harsh rhetoric lately against China’s actions in the South China Sea, the US military seems to be determined to turn itself into a destructive force against peace and development in the Asia Pacific.
Because of these recent aggressive actions as well as China’s recent actions in cyberspace, Carter believes that China may end up erecting a “Great Wall of self-isolation” despite Beijing’s public claim of striking a win-win cooperation with the us and other nations. It’s “going to be a long campaign of firmness, and gentle but strong pushback for probably quite a number of years”, he added.
On China’s claims that the worldwide arbitral tribunal is biased in favor of the Philippines, Coloma said the Philippines is simply adhering to the rule of law as embodied in the United Nations on Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The map, he said, provides concrete evidence against the Philippines’ claim over the South China Sea islands.
They also thoroughly manifest a sitting US senior official’s Cold-War mentality against China and are considered by Chinese observers, particularly those in the military circle, to be widely representative of the USA strategy.
“We are concerned about the situation in the East and South China seas, and emphasize the fundamental importance of peaceful management and settlement of disputes”, the G7 2016 joint declaration read. The S&ED will be co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi along with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, another spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Lu Kang said.
Manila unilaterally initiated an arbitration case against China over maritime disputes in the South China Sea at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in early 2013.
Some Western media on Sunday even called the recent US military moves in the South China Sea the “new normal” in spite of continuous opposition from China.
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Hua reiterated that China’s actions in the South China Sea are justifiable, lawful and beyond any reproach as it falls entirely within the country’s sovereignty.
