The disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Seas could cause a war between China and The United States.
A Chinese state owned newspaper warns of a conflict with the US, unless Washington stops demanding that China halts land reclamation and construction projects in the South China Sea.
The Global Times says ‘War is inevitable’ unless the US backs down on Chinese land reclamation and the consequent rights to territorial boundaries of such man made islands. The islands that are man-made are in disputed waters of several regional nations. Some of these nations have close ties with the United States. The US maintains that it is also maintaining the free passage of the waters of the South China Sea for all shipping. China maintains that she has historical claims on the Spratly islands.
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The creation of the artificial islands from a patch of rock or land in the middle of the high seas, and the follow-up construction and the territorial claims over water, land and air, is a new phenomenon that is a game changer. China wants the United States to accept her as an equal, if not a stronger player on the world scene, and she is changing the rules of the game.
Press TV reports:
Washington accuses Beijing of undergoing a massive “land reclamation” program in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, and says China’s territorial claims of the man-made islands could further militarize the region.
“If the United States’ bottom line is that China has to halt its activities, then a US-China war is inevitable in the South China Sea,” The Global Times, an influential newspaper owned by the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper the People’s Daily, said in an editorial Monday.
“The intensity of the conflict will be higher than what people usually think of as ‘friction’,” it warned.
The paper also asserted that China was determined to finish its construction work in the South China Sea, calling it Beijing’s “most important bottom line.”
Tensions have been rising between Washington and Beijing over China’s activities in the disputed waterway and US surveillance flights over the islands.
“We do not want a military conflict with the United States, but if it were to come, we have to accept it,” said The Global Times, which is among China’s most nationalist newspapers.
Beijing last week said it was “strongly dissatisfied” after a US spy plane defied multiple warnings by the Chinese navy and flew over the Fiery Cross Reef, where China is reportedly building an airfield and other installations.
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that US surveillance flights over its islands and reefs posed a threat to peace in the region, “making it highly possible to lead to misjudgment, which could cause maritime or air accidents.”
Washington does not recognize China’s sovereignty in the disputed areas and is weighing sending surveillance aircraft and warships to test its territorial claims.
“That would be the next step,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said on Thursday.
The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress this month cast China as a threat to regional and international peace and stability. It questioned the transparency of Chinese defense, cyber and space programs.
For the first time, a section was devoted to China’s building projects in the South China Sea, which it warned were expanding rapidly.
China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea overlap with those of Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan, and more specifically the Philippines.
The United States is treaty-bound to defend the Philippines in any possible conflict with China.
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China is a dirty player and cannot be trusted.
China is a dirty player and cannot be trusted.
With our traitorous WH occupier I have no doubt the Chinese and the Russians will make full court presses while our Liar in Chief remains in our WH. ISIS, Iran and indeed the rest of the mid east has already known that Obola is a traitor and can be trusted by them to do whatever is cowardly. On the other hand he is a Muslim and will do whatever is necessary to destroy the US. This also presents the threat that Obola will do something REALLY stupid just to save his worthless image!
With our traitorous WH occupier I have no doubt the Chinese and the Russians will make full court presses while our Liar in Chief remains in our WH. ISIS, Iran and indeed the rest of the mid east has already known that Obola is a traitor and can be trusted by them to do whatever is cowardly. On the other hand he is a Muslim and will do whatever is necessary to destroy the US. This also presents the threat that Obola will do something REALLY stupid just to save his worthless image!
Why Is it that War is inevitable unless Washington stop demanding China halt land reclamation and construction activities in the south china sea.. .Why can’t it be that war is inevitable if China doesn’t halt land reclamation and construction activities in the south china sea???
Is it US being the agressor & not China ?? Do China have any legal claim to this island ??
Why Is it that War is inevitable unless Washington stop demanding China halt land reclamation and construction activities in the south china sea.. .Why can’t it be that war is inevitable if China doesn’t halt land reclamation and construction activities in the south china sea???
Is it US being the agressor & not China ?? Do China have any legal claim to this island ??
The U.S. CANNOT back down from the blatant bullying tactics being
displayed on the world stage. We need to take a much more firm stance or they
will walk all over us. This part of the world is strategically too important to
let slip away. We basically have the support of all the allies near and far. They are depending on us. We MUST step up to the plate!!!!
The U.S. CANNOT back down from the blatant bullying tactics being
displayed on the world stage. We need to take a much more firm stance or they
will walk all over us. This part of the world is strategically too important to
let slip away. We basically have the support of all the allies near and far. They are depending on us. We MUST step up to the plate!!!!