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US to Continue Military Exercises in South China Sea, Pentagon Chief Says
US to Continue Military Exercises in South China Sea, Pentagon Chief Says
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will continue to conduct military exercises in the South China Sea despite rising tensions with Beijing, US Defense... 30.05.2018, Sputnik International
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US to Continue Military Exercises in South China Sea, Pentagon Chief Says
04:37 GMT 30.05.2018 (Updated: 12:07 GMT 06.08.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will continue to conduct military exercises in the South China Sea despite rising tensions with Beijing, US Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters.
"We’ll continue that [military exercises]," Mattis said on Tuesday. "There’s only one country that seems to take active steps to rebuff them or state their resentment of them. But it's international waters, and a lot of nations want to see freedom of navigation."
Mattis said despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vow not to militarize the Spratly Islands during the past month Beijing moved
weaponry there.
The US-Chinese standoff in the South China Sea takes place amid the ongoing disagreements on external trade between the two states.
In 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled that Beijing's claims to sovereignty over South China Sea waters had no legal basis. China denied the court ruling and argued that the tribunal had no jurisdiction in the case.
Earlier this month, White House announced that the United States had spoken directly to China about continued militarization in the South China Sea, promising short- and long-term consequences.
