Pentagon: Matter of Time Before a Major Incident in the South China Sea

The latter included Chinese military assets.

The news was made known by agency correspondent “Reuters”, Idrees Ali.

According to the American official, the figures have witnessed a sharp increase from five years ago.

Ratner stressed that it is only a matter of time before a major accident or incident occurs.

This, if Beijing continued its behavior <x0-magressive and irresponsible” in the South China Sea.

Joint Staff Chief Chairman Mark Millie earlier ordered a comprehensive review of American Army interactions with Chinese forces over the past five years.

This, as concerns rise about Beijing's behaviour in the Indo-Peace area.

The news was made known by the American multi-medial “CNN”, referring to sources at the Pentagon.

Milhouse wants to achieve a detailed understanding of the types of interaction between the two countries' armed forces.

Especially if such interaction can be considered the dangerous “” or <x2*professional” by Chinese planes or ships operating near US “

American officials say the goal includes a clear mirror of any change in Chinese military activity patterns.

Interactions between the two countries' military forces are so sensitive that incidents are often not published.

For example, in June, an American C-130 transport plane headed by US Special Forces “crashed” into a Chinese plane, but the Pentagon did not publicly accept the incident.

The revision reflects Milhouse's intense focus to ensure that the United States has a full understanding of China's military capabilities and goals.

In March, Admiral Philip Davidson, then head of the US Indo-Peacekeeping Command, called China “the greatest long-term threat to strategic security of the 21st century”.

China claims on its part that the Chinese army has a protective nature.