US State Department Calls on Global Opposition to Criticize Xi Jinping's Violation on his South China Sea Militarization Promise

The US State Department criticized the Chinese President Xi Jinping by name for failing to fulfill his promise on not to militarize the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

Morgan Ortagus, the US State Department Spokesperson, issued a statement entitled China’s Empty Commitment in the South China Sea. It stated that on September 25, 2015, Xi Jinping stood in the Rose Garden of the White House and publicly said he would not militarize the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, but the CCP failed to commit. Over the years, China has actively deployed anti-ship cruise missiles on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, expanded its military radar and signal intelligence capabilities, as well as has built dozens of fighter hangars and runways.

Ortagus pointed out that the CCP used militarized outposts as a coercion platform in an attempt to control the South China Sea. It dispatched hundreds of maritime militia vessels and coast guard vessels to constantly harass fishers from other countries as well as hinder legal enforcement activities, fishing activities, oil and gas development projects of neighboring countries. She added that many countries have formally complained to the United Nations in recent months unprecedentedly about China’s illegal activities in the South China Sea. She called on the international community to oppose China’s "unacceptable and dangerous behaviors" and let China know that the international community will definitely pursue to the end. "We (the United States) would continue to stand with our Southeast Asian allies and partners," she said.

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Source: Stand News #Sep28

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