March 21, 2016

"Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, told a conference on Indo-Pacific maritime security in Australia on Wednesday that an attitude of 'might makes right' was returning to the South China Sea and sailing US warships through contested areas in the region was 'not a naval issue' but a move aimed at ensuring freedom of navigation.

Although he did not mention China by name, Swift denounced 'land reclamation and deployment of land-to-air missiles' as moves designed to change the established order."

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