China to face ‘specific consequences’ over S China Sea ‘militarization’
The United States has warned China of “specific consequences” that would follow the country’s “militarization” in the South China Sea.
Speaking at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter called Beijing’s moves in the disputed region “aggressive.”
"China must not pursue militarization in the South China Sea," Carter said. "Specific actions will have specific consequences."
The US defense chief did not elaborate on what the so-called consequences might be but Washington has been pressuring Beijing over what it considers militarization of islands in the South China Sea, including the recent placement of surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island.
China has on different occasions asserted its sovereignty over the sea, while accusing the US of taking provocative measures there.
During his speech, Carter censured both Russia and China over imposing restriction on Internet access, as well as state-sponsored cyber crimes.
He described the US as a country that supports freedom of the Internet, unlike the two.
He made the remarks at a time that the FBI was pressuring Apple to open a backdoor to an iPhone used by one of the terrorists in San Bernardino, California.
"It's important to take a step back here, because future policy shouldn't be driven by any one particular case," Carter said in regard to the case.
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