US Plans to Prevent China From Helping Russia to Fight ISIL
SputnikNews.com
10.10.2015
Washington is said to be planning to send warships close to the Spratly Islands which China claims for its own to stop Beijing from assisting Russia in its campaign against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups in Syria, Marco Maier wrote for Contra Magazin.
The journalist noted that Washington’s move could also be viewed as a response to China taking part in the Sino-Russian maritime exercise held in the Mediterranean in May.
The controversial and yet unconfirmed deployment needs to be authorized by the Obama administration and could take place in the next two weeks.
The US is expected to send at least one ship to within 12 nautical miles of the archipelago in an apparent bid to demonstrate that Washington does not recognize Beijing’s sovereignty in this area.
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