AFBP The Washington Post:: China’s dangerous provocation demands a response from the U.S.
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“China will actively build up its military capability and deterrence,
just to make sure no one dares fight with us,” said General Xu, whose
institute advises the Chinese Foreign Ministry. “The United States
cannot expect China to back off under pressure. It needs to know that
the consequences would be unthinkable if it pushes China into a corner.”
"The United States has not taken a position on the overlapping
territorial claims in the South China Sea, parts of which are claimed by
the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei as well as by China.
Washington says the disputes should be resolved through diplomacy.
Bernard
D. Cole, a professor at the National War College in Washington, said
the strategy paper suggested that there was little chance that China
would relinquish its territorial ambitions in the South China Sea, which
is rich in oil, gas and fishing resources.
“I
think China has been feeling pretty confident as it pushed ahead,
trying to feel the threshold where the U.S. reaction would be,” Dr. Cole
said. “We may be seeing that threshold now, but I see absolutely no
evidence that China is going to stop its island construction.”
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