Retiring Admiral John Aquilino has accused Beijing of gradually raising pressure in the South China Sea.
| The commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific region has accused China of pursuing a “boiling frog” strategy, raising tensions in the region with increasingly dangerous military activity.
“There needs to be a continual description of China’s bad behaviour that is outside legal international norms. And that story has to be told by all the nations in the region,” he said. He added that Beijing was engaged in a “might equals right” strategy throughout the region.The former Top Gun fighter pilot headed US Indo-Pacific command during a period of strained US-China relations.
“This is the pressure campaign in action. I’ve watched it increase in scope and scale, it is not slowing down,” said Admiral Aquilino. “It is only getting more aggressive.” “I’m certainly very concerned at Second Thomas Shoal,” Admiral Aquilino said. “Philippine coastguards men and service members have been injured. That’s a step up the ladder beyond a pressure campaign.”
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