Chinese media calls for government to ‘fire shots and ram U.S. warships to teach them a lesson’ over disputed South China Sea islands

Saturday, February 20, 2016
By Paul Martin

Chinese media have urged their military to fire warning shots at the U.S.
Satellite images show missile systems on Chinese-controlled islands
But China maintains U.S. presence in the region is threatening peace

By NELSON GROOM
DailyMail.com
20 February 2016

Chinese state media have urged their national military to fire warning shots and deliberately ram U.S. warships that sail too close to their footholds in the disputed South China Sea.

U.S. ship Curtis Wilbur came within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island in the Paracels last month, catapulting tensions in the oil-rich region to an all-time high.

The commentary article declared China must ‘teach the US a lesson’ if they continue intruding on China’s rightful territory, reports SCMP.

The Paracels have been under Chinese rule for over 40 years, deeming them the most fundamentally important foothold for China to defend, the article claimed.

The author proposed the American presence in the Paracels was intended to ‘oppose China for the sake of opposing’ – which called for ‘proper toughness and deterrence.’

It comes after U.S satellite images surfaced this week showing advanced air defence missile system on Woody Island in the Paracels, igniting concerns over China’s militarisation.

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