From the incursions of the USS Lassen and the B-52 bombers into Chinese waters and airspace, and the U.S.’ decision to sell another arms package to Taiwan, an inalienable part of China, it is crystal clear that it is the world’s sole superpower that is militarizing not only the South China Sea but the region at large.
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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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“But we never allow anyone to infringe upon China’s sovereignty and undermine China’s security interests with the excuse of flight and navigation freedom”, the spokesperson said.
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China’s Defense Ministry said earlier the USA was deliberately raising tensions in the region, where China has been aggressively asserting its claims to most of the man-made reefs in the sea.
China has overlapping claims over parts of the South China Sea with some member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
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 worldwide waters global waters.
As is China’s usual practice, the Foreign Ministry took a more diplomatic tone, saying the situation was stable.
“For this mission there was no intention of flying within 12 nautical miles of any feature”, said Commander Bill Urban, a Defense Department spokesman.
The Chinese Defence Ministry demanded that Washington take action to prevent a similar incident occurring.
On December 10, two US Air Force B-52 bombers, which can carry up to 50 500-lb. bombs and 30 100-lb. bombs, flew over the islands, putting Chinese military personnel on high alert.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, and his counterpart from China Wang Yi, brief the media during a meeting in Berlin, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. In China’s case, the economy that has been slowing down can seriously hamper the Chinese ambition to subdue its neighbours, if it disproportionately prioritizes the long-running disputes in the South China Sea at the expense of more pressing issues at home. The U.S. then sent a B-52 bomber through the zone without contacting China.In Aug. 2014, a U.S. P-8 Poseidon Surveillance Plane was intercepted by Chinese fighters over 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.
“China has always supported freedom of navigation and we are for creating a code of conduct to ensure smooth navigation in that region”, he said, asking external powers not to meddle in the issue.
The bombers are just the latest incident causing friction with US-China relations.
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