Golez: Mr. President, Secretary Yasay, we have to be very careful and not be too trusting in dealing with China. Please note that China President Xi reneged on his promise last year not to militarize the artificial islands in the South China Sea. Please note the following :
"In the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 25, 2015, President Xi Jinping stood with President Barack Obama and pledged that “China does not intend to pursue militarization” on outcroppings in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Other top Chinese officials echoed this promise over the past year...
"The Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies has just published satellite photography showing that China is, contrary to Xi’s pledge, militarizing the Paracel and Spratly islands. It has installed point-defense structures for large anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems to defend against cruise missiles. The images reveal identical hexagon-shaped structures constructed this year, which could be supplemented at any time by mobile surface-to-air missile systems if, as expected, the islands are turned into operational air bases.
"China claims the weapons are defensive; it described the emplacements as a “slingshot” to ward off a “cocky and swaggering” stranger “at the door of your home.” The message was clearly aimed at the United States. Whether defensive or offensive, the deployments reveal Xi’s public promises to a U.S. president to be worthless – something that may be more disturbing and dangerous than the arms themselves."
"In the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 25, 2015, President Xi Jinping stood with President Barack Obama and pledged that “China does not intend to pursue militarization” on outcroppings in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. Other top Chinese officials echoed this promise over the past year...
"The Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative of the Center for Strategic and International Studies has just published satellite photography showing that China is, contrary to Xi’s pledge, militarizing the Paracel and Spratly islands. It has installed point-defense structures for large anti-aircraft guns and close-in weapons systems to defend against cruise missiles. The images reveal identical hexagon-shaped structures constructed this year, which could be supplemented at any time by mobile surface-to-air missile systems if, as expected, the islands are turned into operational air bases.
"China claims the weapons are defensive; it described the emplacements as a “slingshot” to ward off a “cocky and swaggering” stranger “at the door of your home.” The message was clearly aimed at the United States. Whether defensive or offensive, the deployments reveal Xi’s public promises to a U.S. president to be worthless – something that may be more disturbing and dangerous than the arms themselves."
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