USA Says China Wants To Set Foot In The Indo-Pacific Region By Keeping Pressure On Its Neighbours

Source-CNBC

China claims its entire South China Sea. Here also Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan also claim

America has once again targeted China's policy. American Defense Department Pentagon said that China wants to set foot in the Indo-Pacific region. For this, he wants to keep the pressure on his neighbours. One report says that China is engaged in an effort to increase strength in the East and the South China Sea.

China in every way to increase strength

According to the news agency, the Pentagon said, "China is constantly increasing its economic and military strength, which is part of its long-term strategy, which means that it will increase its rights in the Indo-Pacific region in the coming days."

• Pentagon said in the 2019 Defense Budget presented in Congress, "China puts pressure on its neighbouring countries with military modernization, operations and economic policies, and its purpose is to take advantage of Indo-Pacific."
• Let us know that China claims its entire South China Sea. Whereas Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan also claim the area here.

What else did the Pentagon say?

"The Defense Relations of the United States and China can only happen when there is transparency between the two countries."

• "It is also clear that Russia and China want to increase their dominance over the world, so that their security, diplomatic and economic decisions Be affected. "
• "Countries like North Korea and Iran are creating instability in the region by promoting their nuclear program or terrorism."

What is the real reason for the dispute?

• About 35 million square kilometres of the South China Sea is disputed.
• China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have been claiming on this.
• Large reservoirs of oil and gas are buried in the South China Sea.
• According to the US, there are 213 Billion Barrels of Oil and 900 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas in this area.
• Vietnam has invited India to join efforts to find oil in this area.
• There are 7 trillion dollars of business every year through this sea route.
• China changed the water immersed reef area into Artificial Island by running a big project at the end of 2013.
• The United States and China have been accusing each other of having 'militarization' on this field.

So increased stress in the South China Sea

• China gradually took possession of South China Sea. Today it is a strategic point.
• China not only made the Artificial Island there but a large number of Army Depllie. There was also a runway there.
• The United States continued to oppose China's overthrows in the South China Sea.
• Let us know that both China and the US continue to exercise in the South China Sea.