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Carter says US military will exercise its navigation rights in South China Sea
Source: Reuters
Carter says US military will exercise its navigation rights in South China Sea
Reuters in Boston
Tuesday 13 October 2015 23.13 BST
In a rebuff to China, US defence secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that the United States military would sail and fly wherever international law allowed, including the disputed South China Sea.
Carter spoke after a two-day meeting between US and Australian foreign and defense ministers at which the long-time allies agreed to expand defence cooperation and expressed “strong concerns” over Beijing’s building on disputed islands.
“Make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as we do around the world, and the South China Sea will not be an exception,” Carter told a joint news conference.
“We will do that in the time and places of our choosing,” Carter added.
He had been asked about reports that the United States had already decided to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations inside 12 nautical mile limits that China claims around islands built on reefs in the Spratly archipelago.
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Reuters in Boston
Tuesday 13 October 2015 23.13 BST
In a rebuff to China, US defence secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that the United States military would sail and fly wherever international law allowed, including the disputed South China Sea.
Carter spoke after a two-day meeting between US and Australian foreign and defense ministers at which the long-time allies agreed to expand defence cooperation and expressed “strong concerns” over Beijing’s building on disputed islands.
“Make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as we do around the world, and the South China Sea will not be an exception,” Carter told a joint news conference.
“We will do that in the time and places of our choosing,” Carter added.
He had been asked about reports that the United States had already decided to conduct freedom-of-navigation operations inside 12 nautical mile limits that China claims around islands built on reefs in the Spratly archipelago.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/13/carter-says-us-military-will-exercise-its-navigation-rights-in-south-china-sea
