Sooner or later, ＂major accidents＂ Meeting to increase Chinas provocative operat

Park Jung -hyun, deputy assistant Secretary of State of the East Asian Affairs of the United States State Council, pointed out that more and more Chinese aircraft have made unsafe interceptions of Australian aircraft in the international airspace of the South China Sea.Interference marine research and energy exploration activities in the Philippines exclusive economic zone.

(Washington Composite) The United States refers to China's provocative operation in the South China Sea, saying that sooner or later in China ’s“ irresponsible ”act will cause“ major accidents ”.

Park Jung -hyun, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State East Asian Affairs of the United States State Department, spoke at the South China Sea Conference at the South China Sea Conference at the US Think Tank Strategy and International Research Center (CSIS) on Tuesday (July 26):And the provocation of other countries where legal activities are there are obvious upward trends. "

She pointed out that more and more Chinese aircraft have made unsafe interceptions of Australian aircraft in the international airspace of the South China Sea. In the past few months, they have also interfered with marine research and energy exploration activities conducted in the Philippine exclusive economic zone.

U.S. Assistant National Defense Minister Latner, who is responsible for the Pacific Security Affairs of India, also said at the same event that the Chinese military involved the "dozens of" incidents in the South China Sea in the first half of this year, which has increased by a surge in the past five years.situation.

Latna said: "Beijing is systematically testing the limits of our collective determination." He believes, "This aggressive and irresponsible behavior constitutes the biggest threat. If the Chinese People's Liberation Army continues this behavior model, sooner or later will cause big incidents or major accidents. "

Ratner said that China's "unsafe" and "non -professional" operations not only affect the United States, but also affect the United States regional allies.

He pointed out that China's approach to the South China Sea shows the world the regional order dominated by China: "This is a world defined by the scope of power. In this world, power is the truth, and the dispute is solved through force."

Latna also emphasized in his speech that the Ministry of National Defense responded to China's challenges.He said: The first is to help the American allies develop "asymmetric combat power"; for the US Department of Defense, it is the top priority to help the Ministry of National Defense's ability to develop self -defense in the South China Sea.

"Information sharing" with the United States and partners is also an important task for the Ministry of National Defense.In May this year, the United States, Japan, India and Australia agreed to cooperate to combat illegal fishing and sharing data.According to the United States, this maritime initiative "will change the Pacific islands, Southeast Asia, and Indian Ocean partners to comprehensively monitor their capacity in the coastal waters, thereby maintaining freedom and open India Pacific."

Increasing the existence of the US military in the Indo -Pacific region is another focus of the US Department of Defense.Latner said that the American aircraft carrier strike group will cruise in the South China Sea in a more regular way and conduct more joint exercises with India -Pacific countries.