Pentagon Plans New Tactics To Deter China In South China Sea -- CNBC/Financial Times
The US is developing new military tactics to deter China's slow but steady territorial advances in the South China Sea, including more aggressive use of surveillance aircraft and naval operations near contested areas.
The rethink comes in the wake of the series of low-level incursions China has used to shift the status quo in one of the vital waterways of the global economy.
The challenge for the US military is to find tactics to deter these small-scale Chinese moves without escalating particular disputes into a broader military conflict. Every year, $5,300bn of goods cross the South China Sea by ship.
"Our efforts to deter China [in the South China Sea] have clearly not worked," said a senior US official.
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My Comment: U.S. - Chinese diplomats talk about cooperation and understanding .... but in places like the South China Sea .... there is no cooperation or understandings .... instead .... we have confrontation and threats.
Zero Hedge has a must read analysis on where this is all heading .... US Responds To China "Global Disaster" Threat By Boosting Military Presence In China's Back Yard -- Zero Hedge