Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Obama Calls on Beijing to Stop Construction in South China Sea



 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/19/world/asia/obama-apec-summit-south-china-sea-philippines.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

President Obama called on China on Wednesday to halt its construction on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea.  He urged the Chinese to stop military activities there and endorsed a process of arbitration to settle differences between Beijing and its Southeast Asian neighbors. The United States takes no position on the territorial claims of various Asian governments in the region, but President Obama has aggressively sought to defend the right of free navigation in the South China Sea.  I think this will be interesting to see how it all plays out because of the global power race between China and the US. 

Tom Sora

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