People’s Daily: US is militarizing the South China Sea
People's Daily Online |
Updated: 2018-06-08 13:08
According to Western media, China is aggressively building military outposts in the South China Sea in order to push Washington out of Asia. China is hell-bent on dominating Asia – perhaps even the world, at least according to some rabid opponents and critics of China. But as recent events show, it is Washington who is stirring up troubles in the South China Sea, forcing China to beef up its defense capabilities, a People’s Daily op-ed said.
Two nuclear-capable US B-52 bombers flew within the vicinity of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The show of force came days after US Secretary of Defense James Mattis accused China of militarizing the South China Sea.
The use of an offensive strategic weapon for the sole purpose of trying to strike fear into Beijing calls into question the US’s claim that China is using its military power for “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea.
If the goal of the flyover was to weaken China’s resolve to protect its territory, it failed miserably. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on Wednesday that China will never be intimidated by some military vessels or planes, the presence of which will only strengthen our resolve to take all necessary measures to safeguard our national sovereignty and security and uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea.
According to Western media, China is aggressively building military outposts in the South China Sea in order to push Washington out of Asia. China is hell-bent on dominating Asia – perhaps even the world, at least according to some rabid opponents and critics of China. But as recent events show, it is Washington who is stirring up troubles in the South China Sea, forcing China to beef up its defense capabilities, a People’s Daily op-ed said.
Two nuclear-capable US B-52 bombers flew within the vicinity of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday. The show of force came days after US Secretary of Defense James Mattis accused China of militarizing the South China Sea.
The use of an offensive strategic weapon for the sole purpose of trying to strike fear into Beijing calls into question the US’s claim that China is using its military power for “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea.
If the goal of the flyover was to weaken China’s resolve to protect its territory, it failed miserably. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on Wednesday that China will never be intimidated by some military vessels or planes, the presence of which will only strengthen our resolve to take all necessary measures to safeguard our national sovereignty and security and uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea.
