US Still Acting as ‘Global Sherriff,’ Fanning Flames in S China Sea
SputnikNews.com
31.05.2016
The United States’ overzealous involvement in the South China Sea is violating international law and escalating tensions in the region. But despite the continuous protests by China against such actions, the US military has called this move the ‘new normal,’ according to China Daily.
The United States has continued its military operations across the South China Sea, with some senior US officials saying that such moves will be even more frequent in the future.
A former US defense official, quoted by media reports, said that the United States is sticking to freedom of navigation and is ‘following the rules’.
“Some Western media on Sunday called the recent US military moves in the South China Sea the ‘new normal,’ in spite of continuous opposition from China,” online publication China Daily reported.
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