(Washington Composite Electric) The White House National Security Adviser Obrain announced on Friday that the United States will deploy the patrol ship of the Coast Guard in the Western Pacific to respond to the damage stability and malicious activities of China ’s controversial waters in South China.
In the statement, Obrain accused China of illegal fishing activities and fishing vessels in regional countries, which not only threatened the sovereignty of the United States and Pacific neighboring countries, but also endangered regional stability.He said that the efforts made by the United States, including the Coast Guard, are essential to resist these stable and malicious actions.The statement did not disclose the details of the deployment location and quantity of the patrol ship.
Obrain said that the new generation of coastal guards will perform maritime safety tasks, such as launching fishery patrols, promoting waters' awareness, and cooperating with regional partnerships with limited law enforcement capabilities in offshore monitoring and law enforcement capabilities to maintain seas peace.He said: Strengthen the existence of the US Coast Guard in the Pacific of India and ensure that the United States will continue to be a maritime partner in the region.
US Secretary of State Pompeo just held a four -way talks with foreign ministers in India, Japan and Australia in Tokyo this month. Washington hopes to establish a protective fortress with the three countries to resist China ’s increasingly aggressive moves.
In addition, the United States has begun a series of diplomatic exchanges with the European Union with the European Union to create a common cross -Grand Ocean strategy.Pompeo and the senior representative of the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy, Berry, held a calling conference on Friday. The two sides emphasized that this is to focus on discussing a series of issues related to China through special forums, including human rights, security and multilateralism.The two sides will hold another meeting in mid -November.
On the other hand, the US trade representative Leitchizer said on Friday that China has made progress on the key part of the Sino -US trade agreement.He said that China ’s agricultural procurement for the United States has reached US $ 23 billion (about S $ 31.2 billion), which is equivalent to 71 % of the target set by the agreement.Among them, the sales of corn, soybeans, pork and beef have increased significantly.
Leitchizer said: Since the effect of the agreement eight months ago, our relationship with China's agricultural trade has improved significantly, which will benefit our farmers and ranch owners in the future.
