China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday.
Vice Admiral Karl Thomas assured the Philippines of U.S. backing in the face of “shared challenges” in the region, saying: “My forces are out here for a reason.”
I’m curious to see how far China wants to push this. It’s a ridiculous claim they have but appear willing to continue pushing it.
It’s a ridiculous claim to a very desirable location, both strategically and for resources. So it’s not the nature of the (bullshit) claim that matters, it’s how they back it up (with an army).
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On Aug. 5, a Chinese coast guard ship used water cannon against a Philippine boat carrying supplies to troops aboard a warship Manila intentionally grounded on a shoal in the South China Sea, a fault line in the rivalry between the U.S. and Beijing in the region.
Thomas said he had had discussions with Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, the head of the Philippine Western Command overseeing the South China Sea, “to understand what his challenges are to find opportunities to be able to help him”.
Why is it called the South China Sea? If we renamed it the South American Sea it would make more sense.
We should rename the gulf of mexico, too
How about gulf of Canada
while we’re at it we should rename them to the Eastern and Western American Oceans! that’ll show them!
Agreed
