IndraD wrote:The US should block access to islands built by China in contested waters of the South China Sea, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state says.The comments, which are likely to hike tensions with Beijing, were made by Rex Tillerson at his confirmation hearing.Beijing has been building artificial islands on reefs in waters also claimed by other nations.Images published late last year show military defences on some islands, a think-tank says.Mr Tillerson, appearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, likened China's island-building to Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine."We're going to have to send China a clear signal that first, the island-building stops and second, your access to those islands also is not going to be allowed."

This may be all talk in the beginning until adeal is made. However, while the talking is going on, India should focus on making a move on the pakis. At the minimum take bridge out in the cpec, say in balochistan.

Trump risks 'war' with Beijing if US blocks access to South China Sea, state media warnsThreats by Rex Tillerson, would-be secretary of state, to stop access to islands are ‘mish-mash of naivety and shortsightedness’, says China Daily

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier conducts a drill in the South China Sea. State media has warned of conflict if the US attempts to block access to islands there. Photograph: China Stringer Network/ReutersBenjamin Haas in Hong Kong

Friday 13 January 2017 risks a “large-scale war” with China if it attempts to blockade islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state media has said,