{"id":4727,"date":"2019-01-31T23:32:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=4727"},"modified":"2019-01-31T23:32:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T23:32:19","slug":"us-senator-chinese-buildup-in-south-china-sea-like-preparing-foe-ww-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2019\/01\/31\/us-senator-chinese-buildup-in-south-china-sea-like-preparing-foe-ww-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"US SENATOR: CHINESE BUILDUP IN SOUTH CHINA SEA LIKE \u201cPREPARING FOE WW III\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-297\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-260x173.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2015\/09\/xlarge_CHINESE_NAVY.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Navy Times<\/p>\n<p>By: Geoff Ziezulewicz<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s ongoing military buildup on islands in the South China Sea is akin to \u201cpreparing for World War III,\u201d the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee declared on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The comment by Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma came during a hearing to discuss the challenges posed by rising military powers China and Russia, a discussion that included ideas on how the people can better understand the threats to the world order that America built and has benefited from for decades.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. military has a presence in and around the South China Sea and the larger western Pacific Ocean, Inhofe said America largely watched China lay claim to its rocks and islets before turning other reefs into fortifications, brimming with arms and stockpiled with materiel.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at: https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/29\/senator-chinese-buildup-in-south-china-sea-like-preparing-for-world-war-iii\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Navy Times By: Geoff Ziezulewicz China\u2019s ongoing military buildup on islands in the South China Sea is akin to \u201cpreparing for World War III,\u201d the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee declared on Tuesday. The comment by Republican Sen. 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