South China Sea Islands

U.S. Defence Secretary Sets Stage For Confrontation With China

By Peter Symonds In the lead-up to this weekend’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Wednesday bluntly declared that the US would continue its military provocations against China in the South China Sea. The Pentagon deliberately inflamed tensions with Beijing last week by allowing a CNN news crew to fly on board a … Continue reading →