March 4, 2016

"Commander of US Pacific Command Harry Harris announced Wednesday in New Delhi that the US will conduct a joint military drill with India and Japan near the northern Philippines. That area is in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Harris, on the one hand, reiterated freedom of navigation as a fundamental right of every country, and on the other hand, without mentioning names, criticized powerful countries for seeking to 'bully smaller nations through intimidation and coercion.' No one can remember how many warnings he has filed against China.

Assuming office in 2013, Harris happened to encounter the rise of tensions in the South China Sea, for which Washington takes significant responsibilities. During this period, the US military has displayed a more hawkish posture toward China, and Harris has almost become a poster boy, on various occasions and through different ways of China bashing, pitching the Pentagon's resolve to defend US hegemony in the West Pacific."

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