Chinese officials issue stark warning about South China Sea confrontation | KirstyLNeedham
China has warned it may take “more countermeasures” against United States patrols in the South China Sea, as tensions worsen in a potential military flashpoint between the two major powers.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after he reviewed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy fleet in the South China Sea in April last year.An international tribunal has ruled the South China Sea is not Chinese territory, and Australia has joined the US in condemning militarisation of the islands.
He said a Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea, agreed between the two navies in 2014, only covers “unplanned encounters”. China’s director general of border and maritime affairs, Yi Xianliang, said the US and China were increasingly encountering each other at sea.
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