US: There will be consequences for China's South China Sea militarization

[F-22Raptor]

The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences for the action, the White House said on Thursday.

U.S. news network CNBC reported on Wednesday that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea. It cited sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence.

Asked about the report, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a regular news briefing: "We’re well aware of China’s militarization of the South China Sea. We’ve raised concerns directly with the Chinese about this and there will be near-term and long-term consequences."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...sea-militarization/ar-AAwHVa5?ocid=spartanntp

The US military should preposition 1,000+ cruise missiles in the Western Pacific, as well as increase other weapon stocks. LRASM missiles should also be accelerated to the WP. That'd be a good start.

 

[S10]

Cool story bro!

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Sure, just like Scarborough Shoal.

Sure, just like Obama's "red lines" in the South China Sea.

Sure, just like Rex Tillerson US defence secretary promising to "block China's access to the SCS islands".

He's been long fired, and he never even mentioned it again.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

"We’re well aware of China’s militarization of the South China Sea. We’ve raised concerns directly with the Chinese about this and there will be near-term and long-term consequences."

Of course there is a consequence to US provocation in SCS: first US was stirring up trouble by encouraging Vietnam and Philippine to take tough stand against China over SCS which pushed China to reclaim and build these islands without militarized its. After hopelessly saw that these Nations gave up, Americans then use freedom as navigation as excuse to militarize SCS with their warships, bombers and aircraft carrier patrol, and the consequence of these acts are push China to militarize these islands with SAM and anti-ships missiles as self defense.

China is waiting US next moves to act consequently.

 

[phancong]

US military won’t do anything in the SCS. All blabber without substance, China navy can inflict heavy losses to US navy if war breakout between China and US.

By 2025 China effectively will control the whole SCS with all those forward naval base along with land base and sea base naval projection beyond SCS.

 

[Jlaw]

Cool story bro!

Could be a Hollywood movie script

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

I foresee the ultimate consequence of US provocation will push China to make these islands the unsinkable carrier fortress, China still able to double the size of these islands if we want to put more money to reclaim its.

 

[Jlaw]

What are the consequences? The Jew York times article did not dare to say.

 

[AstroTrain]

One thing is a concern is how do you resupply these islands in case of war, the logistic supply line to these bases are an achilles heel when you have Japan, Korea and U.S bases nearby.

One thing I wish the PLA done was underground silos housing missiles, ammunition and long term supplies just in case of blockade. Very tricky the logistics issue.

 

[qwerrty]

they'll do another parade and disappear again until half a year later to do another round for f-22raptor to have something to post here in this forum........ and crashes into merchant ships. lol. never count that out

 

[cirr]

Consequences = deployment of: (1) 500km railgun (2)1000km near-space hypersonic anti-ship missile (3) 2000-3000km land attack cruise missile (4) HQ-19 air defence/missile interceptor (5)directed-energy weapons(laser/microwave/particle) (6) aircrafts of kinds (7) warships of all kinds.......

 

[TaiShang]

The US is all talk while China is concrete action. I think the two ways serve very well to the two very different populations: The US people need clowns for a show; China people need concrete action and less gibberish.

The Indian OP's post reads like a cheap Golan-Globus production in which Chuck Norris singlehandedly finishes off entire Vietnam guerrilla while some English speaking locals faithfully serve him long time.

 

[Suika]

FYI, war on the US would trigger Japan's "collective Self-Defense".

Multi Sail 18 (March 2018) - USS Antietam, USS Mustin, USS Curtis Wilbur, JS Fuyuzuki

USS Carl Vinson and JS Ise patrolling from SCS to Okinawa in March 2018.

USS Green Bay, USS Wasp, and JS Shimokita in April 2018

http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/l...aneuvers-in-East-China-Sea-.aspx#.WuvExKSFPct

 

[TaiShang]

FYI, war on the US would trigger Japan's "collective Self-Defense".

Multi Sail 18 (March 2018) - USS Antietam, USS Mustin, USS Curtis Wilbur, JS Fuyuzuki

USS Carl Vinson and JS Ise patrolling from SCS to Okinawa in March 2018.

USS Green Bay, USS Wasp, and JS Shimokita in April 2018

http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/l...aneuvers-in-East-China-Sea-.aspx#.WuvExKSFPct

Why would need to have a war on the US while beating them without a war? And, why would Japan be so stupid to put its neck on the chopping block for a country that even failed to back up the Philippines when they "won" a victory at the Kangaroo Court?

They even charged the PH 30+ million USD for the legal services they provided.

 

[Suika]

Why would need to have a war on the US while beating them without a war? And, why would Japan be so stupid to put its neck on the chopping block for a country that even failed to back up the Philippines when they "won" a victory at the Kangaroo Court?

They even charged the PH 30+ million USD for the legal services they provided.

You're the smart one, so if you say so, must be true So.. I guess the Japanese are just baka for not trusting China. 私もばかやね＼(＾▽＾)／