Risky and unsafe actions by Chinese forces in the South China Sea have reportedly been escalating over the last five years.
thread."In recent months, we've witnessed a sharp increase in unsafe & unprofessional behaviors by PLA ships & aircraft."
Chinese military forces have engaged in increasingly dangerous acts around U.S. crafts in the South China Sea, according to a Department of Defense official. Above, a shot of a Chinese naval formation in 2017.Ratner continued, explaining that the number of"unsafe PLA intercepts" has increased significantly within the last five years. In the first half of this year alone,"dozens" of these encounters have reportedly occurred.
"Over the last 5 years the number of unsafe PLA intercepts [including] US allies & partners operating [lawfully] in int'l airspace, in the [South China Sea] has increased dramatically w/dozens of dangerous events in the 1st half of this year alone," the assistant secretary continued. Also speaking to CSIS on Tuesday, Jung Pak, deputy assistant secretary for East Asia at the State Department, backed up Ratner's comments with his own statements, according to Reuters.
"There is a clear and upward trend of [People's Republic of China] provocations against South China Sea claimants and other states lawfully operating in the region," Pak said.
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