U.S. envoy decries Chinese 'intimidation' in South China Sea

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien attends 7th ASEAN-United States Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK - A U.S. envoy on Monday denounced Chinese “intimidation” in the South China Sea at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders, and conveyed an invitation from President Donald Trump for the leaders to attend a special summit in the United States. China has made sweeping maritime claims in the resource-rich waters of the South China Sea, and angered neighbors by sending ships into the busy waterway, where several members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also have claims.

“Beijing has used intimidation to try to stop ASEAN nations from exploiting the off-shore resources, blocking access to 2.5 trillion dollars of oil and gas reserve alone,” U.S. envoy Robert O’Brien told the ASEAN-U.S. summit in a speech. O’Brien, the White House national security adviser, read a message from Trump inviting the ASEAN leaders to “join me in the United States for a special summit” in the first quarter of 2020.

That is the price you must pay when you touched the sleeping giant.

American government is the biggest terrorist organization in the world! Make war in the world! To maintain its position as the world's number one by suppressing and excluding other countries！

A bit late ! Ha ha

realDonaldTrump please understand China is the new super power. Not US anymore unfortunately

World wide intimidation!

It’s called South “China” Sea, so who’s intimidating who should be clear to everyone by now.

Just a decade ago, they would just send a aircraft carrier combat group instead of bluffing. The time has changed deeply.

They Huff & They Puff. No one believes nor cares what America has to say any further, on any topic. China will go forth unhindered, contingent on utilizing token U.S. companies -- that's why Sec. Wilbur Ross (billionaire tanker-boy) was Mr. Trump's face at that ASEAN meeting.🍸

It's called the South 'China' sea. What is the U.S. doing there? They just have to keep their fleet in their territorial waters and nobody will try to intimidate them.

Don't worry, usa propaganda still the best

短短二十年，美国人真变纸老虎了。

US cant even run its own country but want to play world cop.

The US looking for oil in the South China Sea? WhoToInvadeNext

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