US imbalanced mentality stirs tension in South China Sea
- By Jin Canrong
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Regional hot spot [By Jiao Haiyang/China.org.cn] |
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs showed its resentment over U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's latest comments on the South China Sea issue at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD). The spokesperson for the foreign ministry Hua Chunying said that since the United States is not a country directly involved in the South China Sea issue, there should not be a problem between China and the United States.
The foreign ministry's response touched upon the essence of the issue. The spokesman pointed out that it was the United States that caused the recent flare-up on the issue. CNN's exclusive coverage played up the tension, which also projected the false image that the United States was part of the dispute. But in reality, the United States is not a South China Sea country, however hard the Pentagon tries to associate itself with the waters.
The South China Sea issue is only among the problems as well as fields of cooperation between China and the United States. The purposeful publicity of the South China Sea issue, primarily initiated by the U.S. military, has diverted the public attention to other aspects of China-U.S. bilateral ties.
Even in the United States, the Pentagon and the Department of State are divided on the issue. The Department of State has generally been mild but the Pentagon remained fairly tough; it even threatened to enter the 12-nautical mile range of China's islands in the South China Sea.
The U.S. military is suffering from budget reductions; therefore, keeping the South China Sea issue warm may help military industries in the United States earn extra revenue, since the current Ukraine issue and ISIS are unable to give the U.S. public as much pressure.
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