This week the Financial Times reported US warships would sail sometime in the next two weeks within the 12-nautical mile radius China claims as its sovereign territory in the South China Sea. Beijing particularly didn’t like that and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, “We will never allow any country to violate China’s territorial waters and airspace in the Spratly Islands, in the name of protecting freedom of navigation and overflight.”
To get an idea of what we may see and the long term implications, I spoke with Mark Cozad, Senior Defense Policy Analyst with the RAND Corporation.
Now, I’d like to hear from you. What are your predictions should the US sail close to China’s reclaimed islands? Share your opinion on Facebook, Twitter, or by messaging podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
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