15 December 2016

News Story: US now ready to confront China in its Southern Sea

Admiral Harry Harris, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, said on Wednesday the America is now prepared to confront China should it continue its overreaching maritime claims in the South China Sea. Colin Packham reports on Sydney, Australia-based Reuters.

In a speech in Sydney, Harris said “we will not allow a shared domain to be closed down unilaterally no matter how many bases are built on artificial features in the South China Sea… We will cooperate when we can but we will be ready to confront when we must.”

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