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A US Navy commander warned on Wednesday that if the United States lost access to international waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, it would have far-reaching implications beyond the military.
US Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift told a conference on Indo-Pacific maritime security that sailing warships in freedom of navigation operations through contested areas where multiple countries have competing territorial claims was 'not a naval issue.'
He said the issue is the impact on the global economy and international law.
But he said that the United States has no expectation that such a loss of access would ever occur.
The US Navy has angered China by sending warships close to artificial islands built by Beijing that include airstrips and radar stations.
The US lays no claims to the waters, but says it has an interest in ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight and peaceful resolution of ownership disputes
- See more at: US Navy warns about South China Sea access
BUT............if it did............
I hate news that is over hyped.
US Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Scott Swift told a conference on Indo-Pacific maritime security that sailing warships in freedom of navigation operations through contested areas where multiple countries have competing territorial claims was 'not a naval issue.'
He said the issue is the impact on the global economy and international law.
But he said that the United States has no expectation that such a loss of access would ever occur.
The US Navy has angered China by sending warships close to artificial islands built by Beijing that include airstrips and radar stations.
The US lays no claims to the waters, but says it has an interest in ensuring freedom of navigation and overflight and peaceful resolution of ownership disputes
- See more at: US Navy warns about South China Sea access
BUT............if it did............
I hate news that is over hyped.
