US Assistant Secretary of State David Stillwell cites China's efforts to use state-owned enterprises as 'tools of economic coercion and international abuse' in the South China Sea and other areas.
The United States on Tuesday, July 14, said that sanctions against Chinese officials and state-owned entities were"not off the table" as Washington sought to take a stronger position against Beijing's aggression in the South China Sea.
Stillwell was asked about the possibility of sanctions in relation to the US' recent move announcing China's expansive maritime claims across most of the South China Sea as" He cited the state-owned China Construction & Communications Corporation , which was reported to have been involved in China'sin the South China Sea, and its construction of military bases on features that were part of Southeast Asian states' exclusive economic zones.
"So absolutely, there is room for that…. I really hope that folks who are interested…in the environmental damage, massive scale, of undersea reefs, fisheries, and all those things, find their voice and also resist this sort of activity. It can't continue, so yes, there is room for that," Stillwell said.
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