South China Sea: Beijing 'not frightened to fight a war' after US move

China is not afraid of fighting a war against the United States in the South China Sea, a state-run newspaper with links to the Communist party has claimed.
Twenty-four hours after Washington challenged Beijing’s territorial claims in the region by deploying a warship to waters around the disputed Spratly archipelago, the notoriously nationalistic Global Times accused the Pentagon of provoking China.
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Beijing Proves Its Aggressive Intentions

For years, Asia watchers have debated whether China’s growing military power really represented a threat to stability in the Pacific. Some observers, including myself, worried that China’s strength could ultimately undermine norms of behavior and force smaller states to accommodate Chinese positions on territorial disputes. That China had not yet actually moved to unilaterally change borders, interfere with shipping on the high seas, or attack its neighbors made much of the discussion academic.

We now have proof of China’s intention to assert its territorial claims with military strength.

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