Pentagon official issues veiled military threat to China
China lays claim to the Parcels, and the Spratleys, constructing man made islands and maintaining a military presence therein. Recently, the US disinvited China from naval practices on this basis, and has proceeded to maneuver American warships within the territorial areas of the islands, jolting a response from Chinese military to ward off the Americans. But Washington has no interest in letting the matter lie unmolested.
