The peace in the South China Sea is
being threatened by ‘militarization’, this is the statement of visiting European
Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini
Mogherini is an echo of the previous
statement made by the United States of America (USA) as the pressure mounts
against China’s ambitions in the region.
China has been accused of deploying
warships, arming outposts and ramming fishing vessels in the resource-rich sea,
sparking ire from other claimants.
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"We believe that this tension,
this militarization, is definitely not conducive to a peaceful
environment," she added.
China with its so called baseless nine-dash
line says it has sovereignty over the majority of the South China Sea (SCS).
South China Sea is a major shipping
route and other than its rich marine resources it is believed it sits on a vast
reserves of oil and gas.
Vietnam has positioned itself as the
most vocal critic of China in its actions in the disputed waters.
Tensions between the two communists
neighbors escalated when a Chinese geological survey vessel entered waters
around the Spratly Islands claimed by Vietnam in early July of this year.
Australia, US and the EU have been all
for freedom of navigation in the SCS, Brunei,Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan
have their own territories in the area.
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