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Bill Pwell, Newsweek: 'Great Wall of Sand' Military Buildup Vexes China's Allies, Enemies
It was no coincidence that the leak came just a week before Defense Secretary Ashton Carter set forth in April on a high-profile trip to Asia, which would include a helicopter flight to a U.S. aircraft carrier sailing through disputed waters in the South China Sea. According to a detailed account in the Navy Times, the U.S. Pacific Command’s chief, headquartered in Honolulu, has become increasingly agitated not just by China’s boldness in installing military facilities on islands it has constructed in the South China Sea—in waters claimed by other countries—but also at what the commander perceives to be a wholly inadequate U.S. response to Beijing’s behavior.
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WNU editor: China has shown the will and commitment to aggressively stake its claims in the South China Sea .... and they have made it very clear to everyopne thagt they are not going to back down. The response from the other countries in the region has been the opposite .... slow, disorganized, and fearful to not cross China's "red-lines". Will the U.S. make a difference .... probably not. And putting a few extra jet aircraft and helicopters in the Philippines is definitely not going to dissuade the Chinese.
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