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A report by the British newspaper “Daily Mail” revealed that China is trying to exploit the world’s concern with the emerging “Corona” virus, to extend its control over the “South China Sea”, probably the “China Sea” is the point where the war between the United States and China can begin. And Russia on the other hand.
The newspaper noted that these steps worried the United States of America, so Washington quickly responded by sending 3 warships there.
According to the newspaper, Beijing ignores international law and is trying to illegally control an area of approximately two million square miles in the “South China Sea”, and plans to militarize the region’s islands and reefs, and exploit the fields. of oil and minerals as it plans to build nuclear reactors there.
The newspaper added that experts believe that the “China Sea” is the region where war can begin between the United States, on the one hand, and Russia and China, on the other hand, and that neighboring countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines , Vietnam, Taiwan and Brunei will be under fire and indirectly involved in the conflict. .
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng has announced that his country “will fight at all costs” if war breaks out with the United States.
The “South China Sea” is a vital place for the world economy, as it contains the most profitable shipping routes in the world and is worth around $ 4.2 trillion a year.
It is estimated that 12% of British maritime trade ($ 120 billion in annual imports and exports) passes through the region.
The dispute over the region dates back to 1947 when, after Japan’s surrender in 1945, Beijing drew the so-called “nine lines” line, meaning that around 90% of the “South China Sea” came under its sovereignty , and this infuriated other countries, considering This violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The dispute centers on the claims of competing countries over the Paracel and Spratly archipelago and the water and resources around it.
In turn, China has turned 3 large disputed islands into military bases as satellite imagery shows, and another airport on Diaoyu Island has been outfitted with missiles, fighter jets, and radar systems there.
The moves come days after media reports revealed that China was preparing to announce the supersonic missile launcher later this year.
According to these reports, the new “Xian H-20” missile launcher will make China the third country after the United States and Russia, capable of launching nuclear weapons from land, sea, air or what is known as the “nuclear triad.” ”
