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China: Military to be vigilant as two US bombers fly over S.China Sea
U.S. Air Force bombers conduct training with U.S. Navy in South China Sea. Image via US Pacific Command.
CHINA said on Friday it was monitoring U.S. military activities in the
South China Sea, after two U.S. bombers conducted training flights over
the disputed waters.
The U.S. Pacific Command said on its website that two U.S. Air Force
B-1B Lancer bombers flew a 10-hour training mission from Guam over the
South China Sea on Thursday, in conjunction with the Navy’s USS Sterett
guided-missile destroyer.
The exercise comes after a U.S. warship in late May carried out a
“maneuvering drill” within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island
built up by China in the South China Sea.
The U.S. military conducts such “freedom of navigation” patrols to show
China it is not entitled to territorial waters there, U.S. officials
said at the time.
The latest exercise was part of Pacific Command’s “continuous bomber
presence” programme, but it did not give details on where it was
conducted, and did not refer to it as a freedom-of-navigation operation.
“China always maintains vigilance and effective monitoring of the
relevant country’s military activities in the South China Sea,” the
ministry said in a statement, referring to the United States.
“China’s military will resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and regional peace and stability,” it said.
China claims nearly all of the South China Sea, through which about $5
trillion in ship-borne trade passes each year, a stance contested by
Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The United States has criticized China’s construction of islands and
build-up of military facilities there, concerned they could be used to
restrict free movement and extend China’s strategic reach.
U.S. allies and partners in the region had grown anxious as the
administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had held off on carrying
out South China Sea operations during its first few months in office. – Reuters