The Philippines on Friday filed a diplomatic protest against China after the latter's Coast Guard fired a water cannon at an Ayungin Shoal resupply mission.
In the South China Sea, it’s ‘meet the new boss, same as the old boss’ David Larter
Photo credit: MC2 Zachary Wheeler/U.S. Navy WASHINGTON The new Biden administration has been reversing many of the Trump administration’s policies in areas such as immigration and energy, but when it comes to confronting China’s actions in the South China Sea, at the highest levels of power the song remains the same. In its opening weeks, the Biden administration has signaled it will continue many of the Trump administration’s hardline policies toward China. And it has not backed off heavy naval presence in the Indo-Pacific region, after a U.S. ship conducted “freedom of navigation operation” (FONOP) earlier this month. Then Feb. 9 the Navy announced that two carriers were operating together in the hotly disputed South China Sea.
in sloan gibson, and the number one priority is getting those priorities fixes. thanks, molly. margel, strong language from the secretary of defense aimed at china. secretary chuck hagel accusing china of evoking unrest over parts of the south china sea. in an area that includes the disputed islands owned by japan. well secretary hagel spoke at a conference on internet security in singapore saying china is destabling the south chia sea and said the u.s. will not look the other way as beijing tries to flex its muscles. chien has undertaken destabilizing actions asserting its claims in the south china sea. the united states has been clear and consistent. we take no position on competing territorial claims. but we firmly oppose any nation s use of in tim dags,