U.S. to monitor South China Sea for de-escalation after China rebuff | Reuters A
U.S. proposal for a freeze on provocative acts in the South China Sea
got a cool response from China and some Southeast Asian nations at a
regional meeting at the weekend, an apparent setback to U.S. efforts to
thwart China's assertive moves. The U.S. official said the United States
would follow up on those talks by assessing an ASEAN-China meeting due
in a few weeks time on implementing a 2002 declaration on conduct in the
South China Sea, something that "equates to the freeze." "We will also
be monitoring the actual situation around the rocks, reefs, and shoals
in the South China Sea," he said.http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/us-australia-usa-kerry-idUSKBN0GB0BP20140811?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=742a2e77a8-Sinocism08_12_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-742a2e77a8-29615013&mc_cid=742a2e77a8&mc_eid=5935182a65
Related: U.S., China tussle over sea claims - The Washington Post The
statement fell short of U.S. hopes for a stiff declaration that China
must reverse course and that disputes must be settled by international
arbitration, but U.S. officials claimed a victory. “This language
represents a significant setback for China’s efforts to play for time
and . . . change the subject,” a senior Obama administration official
said. “It’s a criticism of Chinese behavior, and it puts an enormous
amount of pressure on the Chinese and signals to them that its relations
with countries in the region are deteriorating.” // really?http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-china-tussle-over-sea-claims/2014/08/10/2f613504-2085-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=742a2e77a8-Sinocism08_12_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-742a2e77a8-29615013&mc_cid=742a2e77a8&mc_eid=5935182a65
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