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 |  Subject: Is America Up For A Naval War With The Kings Of The East?  Thu Aug 06, 2020 7:22 am | |
| Is America Up For A Naval War With The Kings Of The East?
August 6, 2020 by SkyWatch Editor That is what Mike Pompeo appeared to threaten this week. “The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” thundered the secretary of state. “America stands with our Southeast Asian allies and partners in protecting their sovereign rights to offshore resources … and [we] reject any push to impose ‘might makes right’ in the South China Sea.” Thus did Pompeo put Beijing on notice that the U.S. does not recognize its claim to 90% of the South China Sea or to any exclusive Chinese right to its fishing grounds or oil and gas resources. To signal the seriousness of Pompeo’s stand, the U.S. sent the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz carrier battle groups through the South China Sea. And, this week, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson sailed close by the Spratly Islands… (READ MORE) |
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