Washington responds to China's criticism of the actions of the US Navy in the South China Sea

The US Navy on Tuesday dismissed Beijing's protests over a "freedom of navigation operation." This operation was carried out near a Chinese-controlled island in the South China Sea in connection with the latest incident, which drew new attention to one of the potential flashpoints.

The US Navy said its guided-missile cruiser Chancellorsville on Tuesday "defended the rights and freedoms" of navigation in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands in accordance with international law.

China called the action illegal and said it had mobilized naval and air assets to issue warnings and drive the ship away. This fact is disputed by the US Navy and the Pentagon.

I know there have been some reports that China has essentially pushed our ship out of the area, but that's not true.

said Pentagon spokesman General Patrick Ryder.

In turn, Chinese Foreign Ministry officials said that the US Navy vessel "seriously violated" China's sovereignty and security.

This is another irrefutable proof of Washington's desire for navigational hegemony and militarization of the South China Sea. We have undeniable sovereignty over the islands of the South China Sea and their adjacent waters.

- said the official representative of the command of the Southern Forces of China, Air Force Colonel Tian.

The Navy's 7th Fleet, which is in charge of US naval operations in the region, issued a rebuttal, calling Beijing's claims the latest in a long line of Chinese actions to distort legitimate US maritime operations and assert their excessive and illegal maritime claims in the South China Sea.

As long as some countries continue to demand and defend restrictions on rights that exceed their authority under international law, the United States will continue to defend the rights and freedoms at sea guaranteed to all.

the US State Department said in a statement. True, they forget to say what the United States themselves have to do with the Spratly Islands.

Surprisingly, Washington is accustomed to spreading "the geography of its national interests" around the globe. It's time for Washington to begin to understand that there are still national interests of other countries, including Russia and China. And if necessary, these interests will be defended not only at the negotiating table.

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[Buyan]

Let's look at the reaction of the mattresses when the Chinese begin to spend their aircraft carriers next to their territory

[Zoldat_A]

Quote from Buyan

Let's look at the reaction of the mattresses when the Chinese begin to spend their aircraft carriers next to their territory

Well, the Chinese are unlikely to arrange a fashion show off the coast of California. After all, they are smarter than the Americans.
But without such a "naval fashion show," China has plenty of ways to sober up America.

The Americans are building plans for decades to come about the destruction of Russia and you can’t refuse them stubbornness. And to calculate China for at least a month is not enough mind.

[Shurik70]

Need to ram.
And then in the news to start up a photo of an American dented side, it is desirable that it would be possible to accurately identify the ship in the photo.
Then there will be no phrases from the USA like "yes, there was no such thing"

[Doccor18]

Quote: Zoldat_A

Well, the Chinese are unlikely to arrange a fashion show off the coast of California. After all, they are smarter than the Americans.

Yes, it's not in the mind. Chinese carrier forces are not yet capable of operating off other continents. As soon as they can, they will certainly do it. This is the reality of this world, the strongest rules and takes what he likes for many centuries.

It's time for Washington to begin to understand that there are still national interests of other countries, including Russia and China.

Why do democrats care about the interests of others.
If you want to remove the Democrats, remove them. But for this it is necessary to create the first economy in the world, the strongest combat and largest merchant fleets. China is moving towards this, but the goal is still far away ...

[Invoce]

Quote from Buyan

Let's look at the reaction of the mattresses when the Chinese begin to spend their aircraft carriers next to their territory

Or they will begin to train their sailors in aiming anti-ship missiles at China's violated sovereignty over the islands and adjacent waters.
Squeal will be!!!

[Tatar 174]

Quote from Buyan

Let's look at the reaction of the mattresses when the Chinese begin to spend their aircraft carriers next to their territory

What is there to watch? And so everything is clear that they believe that: point number 1. Only they are right. And if you don't agree, see point one...

[for]

Quote from Buyan

Let's see how the mattresses react

Here's how they start, then we'll see.
If only the motor resources of the engines are enough to get there.

[Div Divich]

China is preparing to annex Taiwan with minimal damage to itself. They will increase the ship grouping around the island so that not a single boat sails without their knowledge. Then Taiwan will have to make concessions to allow trade.

The Americans understand this, and therefore, at an accelerated pace, they are building electronics factories at home, to replace Taiwan. But the Americans have a lot of problems with their industries, a lack of specialists, and no one wants to work there like the Chinese for low wages and uncomfortable conditions. Therefore, the cost of American electronics will be higher, they will be able to compete with China only with the help of sanctions against China, for example, a ban on the sale of Chinese electronics to Europe.

This means that in the future, Americans will impose sanctions on different countries in order to improve their economy. And they fabricate a reason.

[evgen1221]

Well, the world itself is a monster and fed it on its neck, it was necessary not to lick on papers before, but also to give hands on time when Amers began to bring ambitions. And now it’s too late, they are exceptionally exceptional of the most exceptional and figs what anyone will do with them alone, but collectively embargo and ignore to arrange so now a lot of things interfere.

[Doccor18]

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and collectively embargo and ignore to arrange so already now a lot of things interfere.

In my opinion, only one thing interferes - the absence of another pole of force. When there was the USSR, then any state could choose. And now everything is completely different: either you are an American puppet, or you will deal with the strongest state in the world, which controls four-fifths of world trade in its currency, has technological and military superiority over any individual state, is a member and de facto owner of the world's largest international military bloc. So around whom to unite against this monster???

[Petr_Koldunov]

Missile cruiser Chancellorsville on Tuesday "defended the rights and freedoms" of shipping in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands

Defended ... in the fight against whom? With a wind force of as much as 7 m/s? Who attacked him?