Chinese Media: Military Must Be Ready To Counter US In South China Sea
Source: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Agence France-Presse
Thursday 15 October 2015
Chinese media criticised the US on Thursday for ceaseless provocations in the South China Sea, with Washington expected to soon send warships close to artificial islands Beijing has built in disputed waters.
An editorial in the Global Times, which is close to Chinas ruling Communist party, condemned US coercion, adding: China mustnt tolerate rampant US violations of Chinas adjacent waters and the skies over those expanding islands.
It said Chinas military should be ready to launch countermeasures according to Washingtons level of provocation.
Tensions have mounted since China transformed reefs in the area also claimed by several neighbouring countries into small islands capable of supporting military facilities, a move the US says threatens freedom of navigation.
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