WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) criticized Chinese military activities in the South China Sea and in the East China Sea, but stressed that Beijing forces have posed no threat to US military assets deployed to the region.
He also described the intensified Chinese activities in the region as the latest example of aggressive and destabilizing actions.
The INDOPACOM spokesperson pointed out that the United States would continue to fly, sail and operate in any area where it is allowed by international law.
Beijing claims the South China Sea is its sovereign territory and has built military bases on artificially created islands over sensitive maritime habitats. The country has also claims disputed territories in the East China Sea. The United States views the South China Sea as an international waterway and sends warships to routinely patrol the waterways in so-called Freedom of Navigation exercises.
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