US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a formal rejection of 'most' of China's maritime claims in the South China Sea, the latest in the escalation between Washington and Beijing
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a formal rejection of"most" of China's maritime claims in the South China Sea, the latest in the escalation between Washington and Beijing.
Describing the move as"strengthening U.S. policy," the top US diplomat asserted that"Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them.""The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire.
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