'China repositioning itself as US' geopolitical rival'

April 28, 2016 03:19

China has repositioned itself as a geopolitical rival of the US, a top American Senator today said, expressing concern over Beijing's aggressive behaviour in the disputed South China Sea.

"We've reached a point now though where there's no denying the fact that China has positioned itself as a geopolitical rival to the United States. The calculated and incremental strategy on the part of Beijing to challenge US power is having real consequences for US interests and international norms in the Indo-Pacific and beyond," Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said during a Congressional hearing.

Many experts, he noted, has opined that it is increasingly likely that Beijing will declare an air defence identification zone in the South China Sea.

"And China could undertake further destabilising actions if the international tribunal ruling as expected goes against Chinese interests," he said. Corker also expressed concern over the lack of progress on a number of economic and trade related issues.

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