China's land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability and risks provoking tension that could lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a press conference in Jakarta.
China claims 90 percent of the South China Sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas, despite overlapping claims by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Recent satellite images suggest that China has made rapid progress in filling in land in contested territory in the Spratly Islands and in building an airstrip suitable for military use and that it may be planning another.
“As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust and undermining investor confidence,” Blinken said on Wednesday.
China's land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability and risks provoking tension that could lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a press conference in Jakarta.China claims 90 percent of the South China Sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas, despite overlapping claims by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan.Recent satellite images suggest that China has made rapid progress in filling in land in contested territory in the Spratly Islands and in building an airstrip suitable for military use and that it may be planning another.“As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust and undermining investor confidence,” Blinken said on Wednesday.
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