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May 30, 2015, 11:22:30 AM5/30/15
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• US-China war 'inevitable' unless Washington drops demands over
South China Sea
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China has laid claim to 90 per cent of the South China Sea, which is
believed to be rich in oil and gas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32941829
US calls for land reclamation 'halt' in South China Sea
The US has called for an "immediate and lasting halt" to land
reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue in
Singapore that China's actions in the area were "out of step" with
international rules.
China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea, resulting in
overlapping claims with its neighbours.
Chinese officials have described US remarks on the South China Sea as
"groundless and not constructive".
Other countries have accused China of illegally taking land to create
artificial islands with facilities that could potentially be for
military use.
Vessels said to be Chinese dredgers have been spotted in the South
China Sea
At the conference on Saturday, which was attended by defence ministers
from across the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Carter said he wanted the
"peaceful resolution of all disputes".
"To that end, there should be an immediate and lasting halt to land
reclamation by all claimants," he said.
He acknowledged that other claimants such as Vietnam, the Philippines,
Malaysia and Taiwan had reclaimed pockets of land or built outposts in
the area, but said "one country has gone much farther and much faster
than any other".
"China has reclaimed over 2,000 acres, more than all other claimants
combined and more than in the entire history of the region. And China
did so in only the last 18 months," he said.
"It is unclear how much farther China will go. That is why this
stretch of water has become the source of tension in the region and
front-page news around the world."
The US defence secretary also said the US would maintain a substantial
presence in the region, adding: "The United States will fly, sail, and
operate wherever international law allows."
Analysis: BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus
Ash Carter's comments were some of the toughest on China's
island-building strategy that have come from a senior US official.
The key question is what the US can actually do about it beyond words.
Recent over-flights by US maritime patrol aircraft of some of the new
islands have been met by terse radio traffic with the Chinese
demanding they leave the area. The fear is that this kind of activity
might lead to some kind of incident in the air or at sea that may only
further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing.
China takes the view that it is doing nothing wrong - and certainly
nothing that other countries are not also doing.
However, it is clearly the pace and scale of what China is doing that
worries many.
And with the precedent of China's self-declared air defence
identification zone in the East China Sea, there are fears that such
an approach to monitoring or potentially even ultimately limiting
freedom of movement could be extended into the South China Sea as
well.
Tensions over China's 'Great Wall of Sand'
China's island factory
What is South China Sea dispute?
Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo, a member of China's delegation at the
conference, said that China's actions were "reasonable and justified",
and that "it is wrong to criticise China for affecting peace and
stability through construction activities".
Mr Carter's comments follow reports from US defence officials that
China had put two artillery vehicles on one of the artificial sands it
is creating in the disputed Spratley Islands area of the South China
Sea earlier this month.
Asked about the US claims, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua
Chunying said she was "not aware of the situation" described, and
urged the US to "stop making any provocative remarks".
China has previously said its work in the area is legal and needed to
safeguard its sovereignty.
telegraph
• US-China war 'inevitable' unless Washington drops demands over
South China Sea
Advertisement
China has laid claim to 90 per cent of the South China Sea, which is
believed to be rich in oil and gas.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32941829
US calls for land reclamation 'halt' in South China Sea
The US has called for an "immediate and lasting halt" to land
reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue in
Singapore that China's actions in the area were "out of step" with
international rules.
China claims almost the whole of the South China Sea, resulting in
overlapping claims with its neighbours.
Chinese officials have described US remarks on the South China Sea as
"groundless and not constructive".
Other countries have accused China of illegally taking land to create
artificial islands with facilities that could potentially be for
military use.
Vessels said to be Chinese dredgers have been spotted in the South
China Sea
At the conference on Saturday, which was attended by defence ministers
from across the Asia-Pacific region, Mr Carter said he wanted the
"peaceful resolution of all disputes".
"To that end, there should be an immediate and lasting halt to land
reclamation by all claimants," he said.
He acknowledged that other claimants such as Vietnam, the Philippines,
Malaysia and Taiwan had reclaimed pockets of land or built outposts in
the area, but said "one country has gone much farther and much faster
than any other".
"China has reclaimed over 2,000 acres, more than all other claimants
combined and more than in the entire history of the region. And China
did so in only the last 18 months," he said.
"It is unclear how much farther China will go. That is why this
stretch of water has become the source of tension in the region and
front-page news around the world."
The US defence secretary also said the US would maintain a substantial
presence in the region, adding: "The United States will fly, sail, and
operate wherever international law allows."
Analysis: BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus
Ash Carter's comments were some of the toughest on China's
island-building strategy that have come from a senior US official.
The key question is what the US can actually do about it beyond words.
Recent over-flights by US maritime patrol aircraft of some of the new
islands have been met by terse radio traffic with the Chinese
demanding they leave the area. The fear is that this kind of activity
might lead to some kind of incident in the air or at sea that may only
further inflame tensions between Washington and Beijing.
China takes the view that it is doing nothing wrong - and certainly
nothing that other countries are not also doing.
However, it is clearly the pace and scale of what China is doing that
worries many.
And with the precedent of China's self-declared air defence
identification zone in the East China Sea, there are fears that such
an approach to monitoring or potentially even ultimately limiting
freedom of movement could be extended into the South China Sea as
well.
Tensions over China's 'Great Wall of Sand'
China's island factory
What is South China Sea dispute?
Senior Colonel Zhao Xiaozhuo, a member of China's delegation at the
conference, said that China's actions were "reasonable and justified",
and that "it is wrong to criticise China for affecting peace and
stability through construction activities".
Mr Carter's comments follow reports from US defence officials that
China had put two artillery vehicles on one of the artificial sands it
is creating in the disputed Spratley Islands area of the South China
Sea earlier this month.
Asked about the US claims, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua
Chunying said she was "not aware of the situation" described, and
urged the US to "stop making any provocative remarks".
China has previously said its work in the area is legal and needed to
safeguard its sovereignty.
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