United States President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state has suggested a U.S. policy that could create serious disagreement with China. Rex Tillerson said China should be barred from the islands it has built in the South China Sea. Tillerson is former chairman of the oil company ExxonMobil. He spoke to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday during his confirmation hearing. “China’s island building in the South China Sea is an illegal taking of disputed areas without regard for international norms.” Tillerson told the committee that China’s island building -- and its efforts to place military equipment on those islands -- was similar “to Russia’s taking Crimea” from Ukraine. He added: “We’re going to have to send China a clear signal that, first, the island-building stops; and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be” permitted. China claims most of the waters of the South China Sea. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam also have claims. So does the government in Taiwan. The South China Sea is considered to be rich in natural resources, including oil. It is also an important shipping passage, with an estimated $5 trillion in trade passing through its waters.
Title: Tillerson: China Should Be Barred from South China Sea Islands
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and, second, your access to those islands also is not going to be” permitted.</span> <span data-start-time='77167' data-end-time='82458'>China claims most of the waters of the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='82458' data-end-time='89708'>Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam also have claims.</span> <span data-start-time='89708' data-end-time='93354'>So does the government in Taiwan.</span> <span data-start-time='93354' data-end-time='101354'>The South China Sea is considered to be rich in natural resources, including oil.</span> <span data-start-time='101354' data-end-time='112354'>It is also an important shipping passage, with an estimated $5 trillion in trade passing through its waters.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/china_sea.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7929 data-hint-location='36958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/what_does_norm_mean.m4a'>What does norm mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='accepted or correct behavior'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/shipping_passage.m4a'><span>shipping passage</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/natural_resources.m4a'><span>natural resources</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/coming_before_all_others.m4a'><span>coming before all others</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/accepted_or_correct_behavior.m4a'><span>accepted or correct behavior</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7930 data-hint-location='22896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/what_was_tillersons_former_job.m4a'>What was Tillerson's former job?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='chairman of an oil company'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/secretary_of_state.m4a'><span>secretary of state</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/working_on_a_committee.m4a'><span>working on a committee</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/running_a_shipping_company.m4a'><span>running a shipping company</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/chairman_of_an_oil_company.m4a'><span>chairman of an oil company</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7931 data-hint-location='77167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/china_claims_most_of_the__blank__of_the_south_china_sea.m4a'>China claims most of the <span class='blank'>waters</span> of the South China Sea.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='waters'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/ships.m4a'><span>ships</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/resources.m4a'><span>resources</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/oil.m4a'><span>oil</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1622/waters.m4a'><span>waters</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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