Defense, State chiefs to grill Wang Yi on S. China Sea militarization
China’s foreign minister will visit Washington next week amid rising tensions over the deployment of advanced Chinese air defense missiles on a disputed South China Sea island.
In Beijing, meanwhile, a foreign ministry spokesman on Friday fired back at U.S. criticism of the deployment of HQ-9 missiles on Woody Island in the Parcels, accusing the United States of militarizing the region.
State Department spokesmen had no immediate comment.
Wang Yi, the foreign minister, is scheduled to arrive early next week for talks with Secretary of State John Kerry, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, and White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Obama administration officials familiar with the visit said.
The deployment of missiles in the South China Sea is expected to be the main topic of discussions, the officials said.
Wang is expected to voice China’s opposition to U.S. warship passages in the sea and reconnaissance and bomber flights over the islands.
The Chinese minister is also expected to oppose Pentagon plans to deploy one of its most advanced missile defense systems in South Korea, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.
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Meeting with Kerry, Carter and Susan Liar Rice? What are those clowns going to do? Let me guess, Kerry: Give up, Carter: send in LGBT troops, Rice: Apologize for the offensive Chinese video? Our country is counting down her last days. Like ancient Rome our enemies are whithin (Nero/Obama) as well as at the gate (Russia, Iran, China, N. Korea).
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