對於南海始終堅持「航行自由」(freedom of navigation)權利的美國,在僵持多時的中美雙方重展貿易談判之際,日前也不忘藉由麾下伯克級(Arleigh Burke-class)驅逐艦麥坎貝爾號(USS McCampbell),前往西沙群島(Paracel Islands)12海浬海域,再次引發兩國官方的口水戰。
雖然美國海軍作戰部長理查森上將(Adm. John Richardson)13日訪問中國,中共軍委參謀長李作成也稱,「中美共同利益遠大於矛盾分歧,合作是雙方最好的選擇。」但美中兩國對南海的立場從基礎上就不一樣,要想取得平衡談何容易?
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The US and British navies have joined forces for the first time in the South China Sea, risking... The US and British navies, both of which have run afoul of Beijing in the South China Sea, have held their first joint military exercises in the disputed waterway.
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SCMP News ✔ @SCMPNews US and Britain conduct first joint drill in South China Sea https://buff.ly/2W4eeSS
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US and British navies carry out first joint drill in disputed South China Sea USS McCampbell and HMS Argyll join forces as US seeks to push back against China’s claims to disputed waters.
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Foreign Affairs ✔ @ForeignAffairs Pushing back against Chinese revisionism in the South China Sea will require an international effort that Washington is in a prime position to shape, write @GregPoling & @BonnieGlaser.https://trib.al/KWbidxB
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How the U.S. Can Step Up in the South China Sea In devising how best to lead the effort to counter China in the South China Sea, Washington could take a page from its own playbook in the East China Sea.
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