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Despite a recent warning from China to stay away from the contested islands in the South China Sea, the U.S. has said it would continue to operate in any airspace and waters sanctioned by international law. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the announcement on Tuesday in Boston after a joint meeting with their Australian counterparts, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne. “Make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows,” Carter said. “The South China Sea is not and will not be an exception.” The issue was not simply geopolitical issue but also involved “the free flow of commerce,” he added. Each year about $5.3 trillion of trade passes through its sea-lanes, according to a report from the Council on Foreign Relations. Ownership of the various rocky reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is disputed by Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines. But China makes the biggest claim, marking its territory with a “Nine Dash Line” that contains most of the sea itself. Beijing has also exacerbated tensions by reclaiming hundreds of acres of land around certain reefs with the apparent intention of constructing military and other facilities. “The United States continues to call for all parties to halt further reclamation and any further militarization of features in the South China Sea,” Carter said, but added that the U.S. does not “take a position on sovereignty issues.” Bishop said Australia was “on the same page with the United States” and together the allies called for all claimant states to resolve their disputes as soon as possible. - The Fight to Save the Salmon - Inside the World of Black Bitcoin, Where Crypto Is About Making More Than Just Money - The 'Great Resignation' Is Finally Getting Companies to Take Burnout Seriously. Is It Enough? - Suddenly, Everyone on TV Is Very Rich or Very Poor. What Happened? - Colin Powell Reflects on His Mistakes in Unpublished TIME Interview - Business Travel's Demise Could Have Far-Reaching Consequences - If the U.S. Spends Big on Climate, the Rest of the World Might Follow
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दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरमा चीनकाे एकलाैटी दाबी गैरकानुनी : अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री अमेरिकी विदेशमन्त्री माइक पोम्पियोले दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरमा चीनकाे एकलाैटी दाबी गैरकानुनी रहेको बताएका छन्। विवादित जल क्षेत्र नियन्त्रित गर्ने चीनको आक्रामक अभियान गलत रहेको उनको भनाइ छ। चीन दक्षिण चिनियाँ सागरको ठूलो भाग आफ्नो रहेको दाबी गरिरहेको छ। त्यहाँ द्वीपमा सैन्य अड्डा बसाइरहेको छ। तर यी द्वीप र समुन्द्री चट्टानमा ताइवान, फिलिपिन्स, ब्रुनेई, मलेसिया र भेतनाम पनि दाबी गर्दै आएका छन्। दक्षिण चीन सागरको यो क्षेत्रको नियन्त्रणलाई लिएर ती देशबीच सदियौंदेखि विवाद चलिरहेको छ। तर पछिल्ला वर्षहरुमा तनाव बढ्दो छ। नाइन-ड्यास-लाइन नामबाट चिनिने इलाकामा चीन आफ्नो दाबी पेश गरिरहेको छ। पोम्पियोले सोमबार दक्षिण चीन सागरमा विवादित स्पार्टली द्वीपमा चिनियाँ दाबीको विरोध गरेका हुन्।