Chinese state media hit out on Friday at comments made by secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson, who said the U.S. could move to block Chinese access to artificial islands it made in disputed areas of the South China Sea.In comments to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Tillerson said China’s island-building on or near disputed island chains is “illegal,” comparing it with Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.”First, the island building stops, and second, your access to those islands is also not going to be allowed,” Tillerson said in comments aimed at …read more
Source: Radio Free Asia
