Beijing appears to be responding to media reports in recent days that the US is stepping up operations in the South China Sea, according to the Pentagon.
US media outlets reported a statement from the US Defense Department describing “increasingly aggressive” maneuvers conducted by a China ship, which engaged in a literal game of chicken with a US warship on Sunday.
“A [People’s Republic of China] Luyang destroyer approached USS Decatur in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver in the vicinity of Gaven Reef in the South China Sea,” Captain Charles Brown, a spokesman for US Pacific Fleet, said of the incident, CNN reported.
The destroyer “conducted a series of increasingly aggressive maneuvers accompanied by warnings for the Decatur to depart the area,” Brown said, adding that the ship approached within 45 meters of the front of the US ship.
The US ship maneuvered to prevent a collision, according to Brown.
But he said: “Our forces will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows.”
The Chinese response to the drama came shortly after.
“The US has been repeatedly sending warships to the islands and the adjacent waters in the South China Sea, which has seriously threatened China’s sovereignty and safety,” Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Tuesday.
“The Chinese military will resolutely perform its defense duties and continue to take all necessary measures to safeguard our sovereignty and the regional peace and stability,” Wu said.
Opoku Agyemang Jawad ..pity you…nonsense
Opoku Agyemang Jawad ..pity you…nonsense
yes..you may also include north korea..with all your sub standard planes and submarines?…take a walk
yes..you may also include north korea..with all your sub standard planes and submarines?…take a walk
Richard Truong so are you…china is bullying small countries…island grabber..
Richard Truong so are you…china is bullying small countries…island grabber..
Greg Lee Sr. they lost all the war but never lost a single battle…
Greg Lee Sr. they lost all the war but never lost a single battle…
Richard Truong china is bullying the phillipines in the south china sea..you know that..just wait for your karma…by the way how’s your beloved china’s financial stat?..military gets the biggest share..look around you…hows your fellow countrymen?..
Richard Truong china is bullying the phillipines in the south china sea..you know that..just wait for your karma…by the way how’s your beloved china’s financial stat?..military gets the biggest share..look around you…hows your fellow countrymen?..
What a stupid comment…. Think before posting
What a stupid comment…. Think before posting
Michael Sisona We are Asians and we do not want Americans treating us as their little brown brothers. China has never disrespected us the way the Americans did. What happened in the Scarborough Shoal is Aquino and Trillanes blunder
Michael Sisona We are Asians and we do not want Americans treating us as their little brown brothers. China has never disrespected us the way the Americans did. What happened in the Scarborough Shoal is Aquino and Trillanes blunder
U got it as backwards buddy
That is international waters….not Chinese territory
U got it as backwards buddy
That is international waters….not Chinese territory
Richard Truong
Do you mean most countries sympathized China when they bullied small countries?
Richard Truong
Do you mean most countries sympathized China when they bullied small countries?
Richard Truong do you really think they have more capability than the us can do better researched because when time come smaller ntion bullied by china will take revenge ang destry china once and for all
Richard Truong do you really think they have more capability than the us can do better researched because when time come smaller ntion bullied by china will take revenge ang destry china once and for all