U.S. Pacific Command: "China Attempting to Secure Control of the West Sea... Must Stand Together"

연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency

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(Honolulu=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Yu-mi = A U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) official stated on the 8th (local time) that China's installation of structures in the West Sea constitutes 'trans... through alteration of the status quo'.

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Warning lights have been turned on in the maritime security landscape of East Asia over offshore structures illegally installed by China within the Korea-China Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ). The U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM) characterized this situation as a typical Chinese attempt to "change the status quo" and strongly urged a joint response from regional allies. Analysts suggest that China is now fully extending its maritime expansion strate…