The USS McCampbell and the HMS Argyll manoeuvre during an exercise in the South China Sea in January. Photo: US Navy/Reuters
SCMP: US, China ‘at greater risk of military incidents’ in South China Sea, Chinese think tank warns
* Chinese researchers say US military, including Indo-Pacific Command, has been given more decision-making authority by Trump administration
* It comes amid an increase in the frequency and intensity of activities in the disputed waterway
There may be a greater risk of incidents between the United States and Chinese navies in the South China Sea because the US military has been given more decision-making authority, a Chinese think tank warned on Tuesday.
In a report, the think tank said the White House National Security Council had become less involved in US military activities in the disputed region, despite an increase in their frequency and intensity.
“The US military will continue intensifying military operations in the South China Sea
, constantly exploring the grey zones between peace and conflict, and probing China’s bottom line, which will inevitably push the threshold of small-scale armed conflict and war,” according to the report released by Peking University’s South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative.
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