In a move the officials say is expected as early as Monday, the administration will present the decision as an attempt to curb China's increasing assertiveness in the region
Last week Pompeo criticised the Chinese Army for "escalating" the border tension with India and militarising the strategic South China Sea.
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We see increasing forces of China moved up to the north of India on the Line of Actual Control there on the Indian border, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, accompanied by top military officials, toured Natuna Islands on a naval ship in a move designed to send a message to Beijing
China invokes the so-called 'nine-dash line' to mark its historic rights to the territory, which is based on a vague map that emerged in the 1940s
China's goal in the South China Sea can be summarised with one word: control
Another explanation for the BJP's woes is undoubtedly the inability to control the saffron goons
The reports said the missiles were moved to Fiery Cross Reef, Subi Reef and Mischief Reef within the past 30 days
China's Maritime Safety Administration said the exercises began on Wednesday and would last through the end of Friday
We are strongly dissatisfied with that and will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard its sovereignty: Chinese govt
US Navy missile destroyer Chafee entered into China's territorial waters near Sansha islands: Beijing Foreign Ministry
In his speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday, Trump decried "threats to sovereignty" in Ukraine and the resource- rich South China Sea, without explicitly mentioning Russia or China
Contrary to this, the ASEAN nations have given a diluted response to China on the same
The 27 nations foreign ministers will meet for a three day summit in Manila
Beijing accused the US of trying to 'flaunt military force' to harm its sovereignty
It hoped the countries would play a constructive role in the disputes in Indo-Pacific region
If naval exercise by India and Singapore is in regional interest, then China has no qualms
They have been installed on Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands
China in a strongly worded statement had warned the US of a war if it is denied the access