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Trump secretary of state nominee: China should be denied access to South China Sea islands
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Wed Jan 11, 2017 | 7:20pm EST
Trump secretary of state nominee: China should be denied access to South China Sea islands
By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on Wednesday, saying China should be denied access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea.
In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those islands was "akin to Russias taking Crimea from Ukraine.
Asked whether he supported a more aggressive posture toward China, he said: Were going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed.
The former Exxon Mobil Corp chairman and chief executive did not elaborate on what might be done to deny China access to the islands it has built up from South China Sea reefs, equipped with military-length airstrips and fortified with weapons.
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Trump secretary of state nominee: China should be denied access to South China Sea islands
By David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick | WASHINGTON
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on Wednesday, saying China should be denied access to islands it has built in the contested South China Sea.
In comments expected to enrage Beijing, Rex Tillerson told his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee that China's building of islands and putting military assets on those islands was "akin to Russias taking Crimea from Ukraine.
Asked whether he supported a more aggressive posture toward China, he said: Were going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed.
The former Exxon Mobil Corp chairman and chief executive did not elaborate on what might be done to deny China access to the islands it has built up from South China Sea reefs, equipped with military-length airstrips and fortified with weapons.
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Trump secretary of state nominee: China should be denied access to South China Sea islands (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2017
OP
Well, we ought to be doing SOMETHING with all those nukes we're not using
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jan 2017
#6
This POS is already saber rattlin' - and China - are you kidding me - China????
asiliveandbreathe
Jan 2017
#7
pangaia
(24,324 posts)1. Oh boy, THAT'a going to go over big.
10-9-8-7-6-5-----
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)2. Trump declares war on China
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)3. I am frightened that is exactly his intent :-(
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)4. It will be HUGE and the BESTEST
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)6. Well, we ought to be doing SOMETHING with all those nukes we're not using
Phoenix61
(17,006 posts)5. Has hit rock bottom
and still digging.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)7. This POS is already saber rattlin' - and China - are you kidding me - China????
As Mccain said - he will be confirmed when pigs fly - let's see how the republiklan senators react to this ...my only time I have agreed w/McCain..
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gordianot
(15,242 posts)9. It is getting difficult to keep up with the stupid.
One day we will get up, maybe?