US officials strongly condemn China’s illegal activities in East Sea

Beijing intends to bully and threaten countries in the Indo-Pacific region by illegally building and militarising artificial features on the East Sea, Admiral John C. Aquilino, Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, told the press in New Delhi on October 29.

Beijing intends to bully and threaten countries in the Indo-Pacific region by illegally building and militarising artificial features on the East Sea, Admiral John C.Aquilino, Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, told the press in New Delhi on October 29.

He stressed that there has been a widespread international condemnation of China’s actions in the waters, particularly from nations that support freedom of navigation in the area, including the US.

Earlier, in his speech about US-China relations at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars in Washington, D.C on October 24, US Vice President Mike Pence criticised China for severely violating international laws in the East Sea.

He said: “Bejing has stepped up its use of what they call ‘maritime militia’ vessels to regularly menace Philippine and Malaysian sailors and fishermen. And the Chinese Coast Guard has tried to strong-arm Vietnam from drilling for oil and natural gas off of Vietnam’s own shores.”

Meanwhile, US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs David R. Stilwell highlighted China’s claims in the East Sea, exemplified by the preposterous nine-dashed line, are both unlawful and unreasonable.

Speaking about maritime security at the hearing of the implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (ARIA) on October 17, he said the claims, which are without legal, historic or geographic merit, impose real costs on other countries.

“Through repeated provocative actions to assert the nine-dashed line, Beijing is inhibiting ASEAN members from accessing over 2.5 trillion USD in recoverable energy reserves, while contributing to instability and the risk of conflict,” he said./.

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