Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 4 June 2016: South China Sea tensions top Asia security summit in Singapore

Tensions over the South China Sea have topped discussions at the Asia Security Forum in Singapore. U.S adheres to the ambiguous position from one hand US defense chief Ash Carter has warned China over any provocative behavior, nevertheless on the other hand he proposed greater military cooperation. The Chinese international military cooperation director commented: "China would like to join the US safeguard regional security, but the US should first stop its arms sale to Taiwan and reduce highly frequent close-in reconnaissance against China."

Ash Carter also said that “Beijing risked erecting a "Great Wall of self-isolation" through its building of military outposts on reefs and islands in contested waters” at an Asia security conference in Singapore on the 3-5th June 2016.

As Philippines also claims on the Scarborough Shoal, attempting to reclaim land and build military outposts in the contested Scarborough Shoal would have unspecified consequences.

China officials affirm that Carter's comments aimed to assure other countries in the region to isolate China.

The Chinese military official said that reducing so-called provocative" actions such as military exercises "will help the US play a better role in the region".

It is not a secret that where there are resources – U.S. put its “democratic nose” right here. Today there are regular conducted so-called “freedom of navigation exercises”, to challenge Chinese claims to the resource-rich waters through which a large chunk of world trade passes.