USA wysyła okręty w okolice "sztucznych" wysp Chińskich
After months of debate, the Obama administration finally decided to send a destroyer to uphold freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which Beijing…
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After months of debate, the Obama administration finally decided to send a destroyer to uphold freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which Beijing…
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When U.S. naval officers first suggested conducting freedom of navigation operations at the disputed islands last month, Chinese Foreign Ministry officials shot back with vitriol, saying they were seriously concerned.
“China, like the U.S., champions navigation freedom in the South China Sea, but opposes any countrys attempt to challenge Chinas territorial sovereignty and security under the pretext of safeguarding navigation freedom, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said then.
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Designed to push back against China’s challenge to international order, the naval patrol risks a potential military confrontation in the short term. Yet it offers little prospect of dissuading Beijing from pursuing its far-reaching territorial ambitions
“Any freedom of navigation operation the United States might conduct would not challenge China’s claims to the Spratly Islands,” he said.
At times, U.S. efforts to uphold the four-century tradition of freedom of the seas have led to ugly confrontations. In 1981, shortly after the Pentagon formalized its periodic challenges in the Freedom of Navigation program, the United States decided to push back against Libya’s claim to the entirety of