WORLD_ No change to US Navy freedom of navigation patrols: Commander

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09 May 2017 12:38AM
(Updated: 09 May 2017 12:38AM)

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No change to US Navy freedom of navigation patrols: Commander


Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift sits in front of a large poster of an Australian Navy frigate as he speaks during a media conference at the 2015 Pacific International Maratime Exposition in Sydney, Australia, October 6, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/Files 09 May 2017 12:38AM (Updated: 09 May 2017 12:38AM)


SINGAPORE: There has been no policy change with regard to U.S. Navy freedom of navigation operations under the administration of President Donald Trump, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Scott Swift said on Monday.

Under the previous administration, the U.S. navy conducted such voyages through the South China Sea - most of which is claimed by China - angering Beijing. But none has been conducted in the region under the Trump administration.

The New York Times reported last week that a U.S. Pacific Command request in March to sail near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a prime fishing ground that China seized in 2012, was rejected by top Pentagon officials.

Two other requests by the Navy in February were also turned down, it said.

Some saw this as an indication that the United States wanted to avoid antagonising China while waiting to see how far it would go in helping to press North Korea to give up its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.

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Some saw this as an indication that the United States wanted to avoid antagonising China while waiting to see how far it would go in helping to press North Korea to give up its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.

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What do YOU think?


Does China really want "to press North Korea to give up its ballistic missile and nuclear programmes." ???

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