said Michael Cavey, a U.S. State Department spokesman, in a statement.

"We have consistently called on China, as well as other claimants, to refrain from any further land reclamation, construction of new facilities, and militarization of the disputed features."

Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang defended Chinese construction to Reuters. "You can't say that the construction on our islands and reefs in the South China Sea and the building of necessary defensive facilities is an expansion of military deployments," he said. "We believe that at present the situation in the South China Sea is generally good, and all relevant parties should work hard together to protect the peace and stability of the South China Sea."

The RAND Corporation, a US-based think tank with close ties to the US government, ranked thePresident Donald Trump is known for his catchphrases and nicknames.

During the 2016 election, he repeatedly referred to Hillary Clinton as “crooked Hillary”. After a falling out with his former employee Steve Bannon, he called him “sloppy Steve”. Now there’s a word president Donald Trump keeps using to describe his former longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen, who was sentenced to three years in jail last week.

In the world of Trump, his ex-lawyer a “rat”.

Cohen’s sentencing came after he plead guilty to numerous charges relating to campaign finance violations. Two payments were made to adult film actresses under Cohen’s supervision, breaking electoral law. Cohen is now cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election.

Though Fox News contributor Andrew McCarthy has pointed out that Trump