Revelations of China’s Construction in the South China Sea: Hype Not Helpful
2017-04-06 09:13:51 source:IPP Review
April 5, 2017
"The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has released a new report, 'China's Big Three Near Completion,' revealing China's latest construction on the features it occupies in the South China Sea.
In what has become a predictable pattern, some US and foreign media have used the information to bolster their campaigns to convince the Trump administration that China presents an imminent threat to US interests there — including freedom of navigation. But the leaps of logic and the burgeoning drumbeat for the US to confront China should be considered with a healthy dose of skepticism. The sky is not falling—not yet, anyway. "
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