What does the US do to curb China's maritime ambitions?

What does the US do to curb China's maritime ambitions? 24/03/2017 10:30 GMT + 7 China is emerging not only as a competitor but also as a 'strategic enemy' of the United States. Russian Foreign Minister celebrates mid-air birthday Trump's daughter was caught on a shopping trip The US Secret Service wants more money to protect Mr. Trump's family The Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs of the US Congress in charge of Asia-Pacific has met recently to discuss Washington's response to China's assertiveness in the South China Sea and East China Sea. According to the National Interest magazine, China has so far suffered no significant damage to its disruptive activities in disputed waters.

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National Interest says many US senators want to 'test' the issue, according to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, "have broken the trust" of other countries, and expose China's desire for "veto power." The diplomatic, security and economic conditions of many of our neighbors. " Focusing on the key interests at stake, the meeting pointed out that Washington was holding in its hands a number of unilateral instruments that could force Beijing to pay for its destabilizing activity in the two regions. The sea above. 'Strategic enemy'

China is increasingly demonstrating that it is not only a competitor but also a strategic enemy of the United States, using the power to strengthen control over the disputed waters. These seas carry more than $ 5 trillion in cargo each year, including most of the energy supplies to key US partners such as South Korea, Japan and the island of Taiwan. Eight of the world's 10 busiest container ports are located in Asia-Pacific, and close to a third of the world's sea trains travel through the South China Sea. Since World War II, the US military has helped ensure security in East Asia so that these cargo flows are convenient.

In 2013, China begins to illegally build a series of artificial islands in the South China Sea, competing with its military seaports, radars, military airplanes, Are you hungry. China is also making the Japan Self-Defense Forces and Coast Guard more under increasing pressure to deploy larger ships and military flights more frequently. Beijing also strengthened and restructured the military, focusing on the development of weapons of refusal to approach ...

All of these activities, according to the National Interest, could increase the capacity to project the Chinese military's strength and territorial control. They also show an ambition to prevent foreign ships from entering the Chinese waters.

China's expansion of its maritime capabilities is detrimental to US interests. In addition, Beijing's assumption of illegal sovereignty over the waters and the intentions of restraining the US Navy poses a major challenge to today's world power.

How does the United States react?

According to National Interest, the United States needs to react for three reasons. Firstly, China's actions create an unprecedented threat of armed conflict between the United States and the United States. Second, it has implications for security in the Asia-Pacific region. Third, China's actions, if not 'tested', would lead to a drop in US international order.

China's construction of the island would undermine international law and prevent the US Navy from leaving a significant impact on US security.

The National Interest says that coordination with partners and allies will always be the basis for America's role in the Asia-Pacific region. To date, a real international response to China's assertive activities is still ambiguous, and multilateral solutions can be effective.

Over the years, the Barack Obama administration has often been loudly voiced over the importance of these disputed waters to US interests, but they have acted very little. And so far China has not suffered yet. Now Washington should use more than unilateral options. At the Asia-Pacific Subgroup meeting, Dean Cheng of the Heritage Foundation mentioned the imposition of an embargo on Chinese companies involved in the artificial influx of artificial islands in the South China Sea. This would create direct harm to those activities, especially forcing companies to choose between island upgrading and access to international markets.

According to National Interest, the US Navy should conduct more frequent campaigns to assure freedom of navigation. Governments and the US Congress should continue the Southeast Asian Maritime Security Initiative and similar military support programs. The Ministry of Defense should not invite China to participate in the 2018 Pacific Rim Ringing Games (RIMPAC). The Donald Trump administration should also consider deploying asymmetric pressures - a trick China uses to promote its strategic interests. To counter the US deployment of the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, China has reduced travel to its neighbors, putting both political and conventional pressure on Korean companies.