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New US Navy Strategy Calls to Confront Russia and China in the Arctic Navy Secretary said US will start sailing warships near Russia s Arctic coast to challenge Moscow s claims
On Tuesday, the US Navy released a report titled “A Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic” that calls for a regular US Navy and Marine Corps presence in the northern waters to counter Russia and China.
The strategy fits in with the US military’s focus away from counterterrorism in the Middle East towards so-called “great power competition” with Russia and China, as outlined by the 2018 National Defense Strategy. The document says melting sea ice will create more navigable waters in the Arctic and “create new challenges and opportunities off our northern shores.”
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China Denounces UK’s Plan to Sail Aircraft Carrier Into South China Sea Britain s defense minister said it would sail new warship into the disputed waters as part of Pacific deployment
In 2019, then-UK Defense Minister Gavin Williamson announced that the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s first operational mission will include a passage in the disputed South China Sea.
China’s Defense Ministry Spokesman Tan Kefei was asked about London’s plan on Thursday. “The Chinese side believes that the South China Sea should not become a sea of great power rivalry dominated by weapons and warships,” he said.
South China Sea row: Beijing fumes as US sends navy warship near disputed region
South China Sea row: Beijing fumes as US sends navy warship near disputed region
The Guided-missile Destroyer USS Dewey Conducted A Patrol Within 20 Kilometres Of Mischeef Reef, Part Of The Spratly Islands Over Which Several Countries, Including China, Have Competing Claims. PTI | Updated on: 25 May 2017, 04:29:24 PM
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Tensions have escalated between the US and China after the former sent a navy warship near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea as part of the first freedom of navigation operation under President Donald Trump.
The move by the US has prompted China to say that the provocative action violated its sovereignty.
On Tuesday, a US guided-missile destroyer sailed near the Chinese-claimed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The US Navy said the maneuver was meant to challenge “restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.”
The US often sails warships near disputed archipelagos in the South China Sea to challenge Beijing’s claims, maneuvers known as Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs). Calling out Vietnam and Taiwan by name is a rare departure from the usual US statements on FONOPs.
“China, Vietnam, and Taiwan require either permission or advance notification before a foreign military vessel engages in ‘innocent passage’ through the territorial sea,” the US Navy statement said. The US statement said the restriction was against international law, as outlined by the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.