McCain Rebukes ‘Bully’ Beijing for ‘Militarizing’ South China Sea

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Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) condemned China’s “militarization” of the South China Sea Friday afternoon, characterizing Beijing as a “bully” that has used its power to disrupt the international order in the Asia-Pacific.

 

McCain, a U.S. Navy veteran and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Beijing is “choosing to use its growing power and position to disrupt” the rules-based international order and is pursuing a policy of “intimidation and coercion” to silence its neighbors.

 

Delivering remarks on U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific region at the Heritage Foundation, McCain accused Beijing of weaponizing trade and using cyber capabilities to attack its adversaries and denounced China for conducting armed incursions around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as well as for its island-building campaign in the South China Sea.

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Russian Navy Helps Chinese Train to Seize Islands in South China Sea

 

(CNSNews.com) – Chinese and Russian warships, aircraft and troops begin eight days of joint maneuvers in the South China Sea on Monday, including “joint island seizing” in an area where China and the U.S. repeatedly have sparred over freedom of navigation amid multiple territorial disputes.

 

It will be the sixth Russia-China naval exercise since 2012, but the first to be held in the South China Sea, among the most strategically important and hotly-contested waters on the planet.

 

People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) spokesman Liang Yang said the wargames would include “joint island seizing,” anti-submarine operations, as well as defense and rescue missions.

 

Missile and artillery live-fire drills, island landing, island defense and island offense exercises would be carried out, he said.

 

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