US Defence Secretary’s Trip to Asia Sets Stage for New Provocations against China

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<p>‘US Defe ce Secretary Ashto Carter is e to arrive i the Philippi es to ay i the mi st of escalati g te sio s with Chi a over the So th Chi a Sea. Arrivi g from New Delhi where he hel high-level isc ssio s to f rther ceme t the US strategic part ership with I ia, Carter’s visit to Ma ila will set the stage for ew military provocatio s agai st Chi a i the eighbo ri g isp te waters.</p>
<p>Previewi g the trip, a se ior America efe ce official tol CNN that Carter’s visit was “a message to the regio abo t o r commitme t to peace a stability,” a i g that the US regar e “the So th Chi a Sea as a core America sec rity i terest” a ha a “iro cla commitme t” to g ara teei g the sec rity of its Philippi e ally.’</p>
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