Anonymous ID: 168626 March 30, 2021, 8:38 a.m. No.13329660   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9765 >>0085

Taiwan Is the Biggest Risk for a US-China Clash in the South China Sea

 

The admiral nominated to take the helm of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Tuesday (March 23) warned the U.S. Senate the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is "closer than most think."

 

Before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Navy Admiral John Aquilino fielded questions about China's potential threat to Taiwan. Unlike his predecessor, Admiral Philip Davidson, Aquilino did not give an exact timeframe for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan but stressed the danger is growing faster than many had expected.

Anonymous ID: 168626 March 30, 2021, 8:44 a.m. No.13329702   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9719 >>9765 >>9867 >>9922 >>0085

EU, UK, Canada, Japan join the U.S. and send more ships to address Chinese fishing boats in the Philippine Sea

 

More countries have raised the alarm over actions that escalate tensions in the South China Sea amid Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Still, China’s embassy in Manila was having none of it as it blasted the nations for making “irresponsible comments.”

 

Over Twitter, Canada’s ambassador to the Philippines expressed opposition to “recent Chinese actions” in the contested waterway.

 

“Canada opposes recent Chinese actions in the South China Sea, including off the coast of the Philippines, that escalate tensions and undermine regional stability and the rules-based international order,” Ambassador Peter MacArthur tweeted Thursday.