US admiral: China trying to gain territory through force
SYDNEY, Australia: This week, Admiral John Aquilino, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said China is trying to gain territorial space through force through its actions in the South China Sea, which are destabilizing the region.
A series of recent maritime run-ins between the Philippines and China have involved water cannons and heated verbal exchanges.
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