U.S. Defense Secretary to Join Aircraft Carrier on South China Sea Patrol
Asean summit founders after China insists on no mention of territorial dispute
Updated Nov. 4, 2015 10:23 a.m. ET
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier on patrol in the South China Sea on Thursday in a show of strength to reinforce Washington’s resistance to Chinese assertiveness in the disputed region.
The growing U.S.-China rivalry in the South China Sea overshadowed a high-level Asian defense summit in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday as the Malaysian hosts confirmed there would be no agreement to cap talks, which ultimately foundered on the question of how to mediate territorial disputes. Tiếp tục đọc “Asia, US Defense Ministers Fail to Reach South China Sea Agreement”