China’s ‘aggressive behaviour’ in South China Sea must be challenged, says US Navy official

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“My forces are out here for a reason,” Vice-Admiral Karl Thomas assures the Philippines. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA – China’s “aggressive behaviour” in the South China Sea, including the use of water cannons by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday.

“There’s really no better example of aggressive behaviour than the activity on 5 August on the shoal,” he added.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 US and Beijing in the region. “We certainly shared challenges. So I wanted to better understand how he views the operations that he’s responsible for. And I want to make sure that he understood what I had available,” said Vice-Admiral Thomas who was in Manila for a port call.

 

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