Why US Policy to Contain Beijing in S China Sea to Become ‘More Burdensome’
SputnikNews.com
07.06.2016
The Asia-Pacific region should be a platform of mutual cooperation and not rivalry between China and the United States; such was the stance at the opening ceremony of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that as long as both the parties resolve differences and sensitive issues on the basis of mutual respect and equality, relations between China and the United States can avoid serious complications.
At the same time, the president pointed out that having some differences with each other is normal.
Around the same time, Asian security summit Shangri-La Dialogue was taking place in Singapore where US Defense Minister, Ashton Carter, accused China of “expansive and unprecedented action” in the South China Sea.
According to Carter, China’s steps to create artificial areas in some parts of the South China Sea threaten security in the Asia-Pacific region.
While US Secretary of Defense acknowledged that other states also engage in such action, however, according to Carter, “Beijing is destabilizing the situation.”
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