South Korean Government: "US-China South China Sea Conflict Should Not Worsen... Hope for Resolution Through Dialogue"
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The government emphasized that it hopes tensions do not escalate or the situation worsen in the South China Sea amid conflicts between the United States and China over the region.
On the 28th, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official stated regarding the South China Sea conflict, where the US and China have been dispatching reconnaissance aircraft and conducting military exercises, "We hope that tensions do not escalate or the situation worsen in the waters concerned," adding, "The government has maintained the position that peace and stability, freedom of navigation and overflight must be guaranteed in the South China Sea, and that it expects a peaceful resolution of disputes through dialogue."
Clashes between the US and China continue over the South China Sea. The US, which has criticized China for militarizing the South China Sea and threatening neighboring countries, has been conducting daily military activities such as deploying reconnaissance aircraft. In response, China fired two missiles into the South China Sea targeting the US. Immediately, the US imposed sanctions on companies and individuals involved in the militarization of the South China Sea. This conflict began when China drew a U-shaped line called the "Nine-Dash Line" in the South China Sea, claiming 90% of the area as its territorial waters.
On the 26th (local time), the US Department of State and Department of Commerce issued a joint statement announcing sanctions on 24 Chinese state-owned enterprises and individuals involved in the militarization of the South China Sea. The related companies include subsidiaries of China Communications Construction, China Electronics Technology Group, China Shipbuilding Group, among others. Going forward, these companies must obtain US government approval when receiving supplies from US companies. The personnel and their families of these companies will face restrictions on US visas.
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China has drawn nine lines in a U-shape (the Nine-Dash Line) in the South China Sea, claiming 90% of the area as its territorial waters, and after constructing artificial islands, has militarized them, causing conflicts with neighboring countries.
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