VOA: Chinese Missiles Challenge US in South China Sea
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Chinese missile deployment in the South China Sea is meant as a challenge to the United States and its allies, scholars believe.
Anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles that China reportedly installed on islets in the sea off its south coast would discourage passage of naval vessels from the United States or its allies such as Australia and Japan, analysts say. Vietnam, which claims parts of the sea occupied by China, has officially protested to Beijing.
China deployed the missiles in the sea’s Spratly Islands for military exercises in early April, according to a recent report by CNBC quoting “sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence reports.”
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WNU Editor: This missile deployment is not only a challenge to the U.S., but also to every country in the region.The problem is that many countries in the region are still divided on how to respond to China.
