How Will China Respond if US Patrols the S China Sea?
SputnikNews.com
20.10.2015
Earlier this week the United States’ provocative attempts to trespass in the South China Sea resulted in escalating tensions.
The United States even informed the Southeast Asian countries that it will soon send its warships to the disputed areas in the South China Sea.
Such actions by the US are putting Beijing in a tough position. If the US does conduct the patrols, Beijing will be forced to take a hard stance and decide between a “measured response that doesn’t escalate dangerous tensions between the two powers and a response that doesn’t appear weak to China’s increasingly nationalistic populace,” website The National Interest reported.
The Chinese citizens are becoming increasingly nationalistic over the South China Sea and any ‘tough’ US action in the region is likely to cause strong backlash in China, the publication noted.
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