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(Opinion) Vital to Keep In Mind the Bigger Picture of China-US Relations

2015-06-04 08:45:30       source:China Daily

By Zhu Yuan


June 4, 2015


"US politicians who express serious concerns over China's construction work in the South China Sea and order their military planes to fly and their vessels to sail close to China's islets and reefs might be overwhelmed by the thought that Beijing is out to challenge Washington's dominant position in the world.


The safety and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is an excuse for the United States to interfere in the region's affairs - it doesn't hold water because China hasn't done anything to thwart it. And China has stressed time and again that its reclamation work in the South China Sea will facilitate, not jeopardize, navigation."


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