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 by Staff Writers Manama (AFP) Oct 27, 2018
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe would visit Washington next week, following tensions between the two powers. "I would just point out that (our) strategic competition does not imply hostility," Mattis said at a Middle East security conference in Bahrain, in response to a question about tensions. "I have met with my counterpart in Beijing a month ago, I have met with him again in Singapore a week ago. He is coming to Washington next week to continue our discussions," Mattis added. But in early October, a US defence official said that a planned visit by Mattis to China had been cancelled, because Beijing declined to make General Wei available. The cancellation came amid military tensions and an escalating dispute between the two countries over tariffs. In September, US tariffs came into effect, targeting Chinese goods worth $200 billion (175 billion euros). Beijing also rebuked Washington for its "provocative" flights of bombers over the South China and East China seas. It also criticised US arms sales to Taiwan, nixed a planned visit by a US warship to a Hong Kong port and cancelled a meeting between the head of the Chinese navy and his American counterpart. "I will tell you that we are committed to cooperating with China, with Russia, where we can," Mattis said on Saturday. "But we will not surrender freedom of navigation. We will not surrender international law." The US justifies naval deployments in the South China Sea on the grounds of "freedom of navigation", causing tensions with Beijing, which claims large parts of the maritime area.
Former US Europe commander warns of likely 'war with China' Warsaw (AFP) Oct 24, 2018 The former commander of US Army forces in Europe warned on Wednesday of a "very strong likelihood" of an armed conflict between his country and China in the Pacific. "I think in 15 years, it's not inevitable, but it is a very strong likelihood that we will be at war with China," recently retired US Lieutenant General Ben Hodges told defence experts meeting at the Warsaw Security Forum in the Polish capital on Wednesday. Hodges served as US Army commander in Europe until last year and is now a s ... read more
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