The editor-in-chief of The Global Times, a state-funded newspaper in China, asked Monday whether the United States is “mentally retarded” in rejecting Beijing’s extensive territorial claims in the South China Sea, a region with disputes over long standing between China and other Southeast Asian countries. In a retweet of an …
Read More »The United States rejects China’s claim on the South China Sea, tensing the tension
WASHINGTON – The United States on Monday rejected China’s controversial claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, a move Beijing criticized for inciting tensions in the region and highlighting an increasingly irritable relationship. China has failed to offer a coherent legal basis for its ambitions in …
Read More »South China Sea operations show the United States ‘is not backing down’
U.S. Navy multipurpose fighter landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) while sailing in the South China Sea on October 16, 2019. Catherine Lai | AFP | fake pictures The US Navy exercise in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend was about …
Read More »The Navy exercises in the South China Sea during Chinese military exercises
Two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers conducted exercises Saturday in contested waters of the South China Sea at the same time that China carried out controversial military exercises in the region. The marine confirmed to Reuters that he USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan were conducting operations and exercises in the …
Read More »US aircraft carriers conduct military exercises in the South China Sea | USA News
Two US aircraft carriers carried out exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and China also carried out maneuvers that have been criticized by the Pentagon and neighboring states. USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan conducted operations and exercises in the South China Sea “to support a free …
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