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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/china_conflict.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Is China Ready for Possible Conflict with US?' data-article-id='2188'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='17042'>During his visit to Asia, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the U.S. is committed to “freedom of navigation” in the disputed waters in the South China Sea.</span> <span data-start-time='17042' data-end-time='22667'>But, he ruled out a military response.</span> <span data-start-time='22667' data-end-time='35375'>Mattis said to reporters in Tokyo, “At this time, we do not see any need for dramatic military moves at all.”</span> <span data-start-time='35375' data-end-time='53083'>Last December, China conducted takeoff and landing drills from its aircraft carrier Liaoning in the South China Sea, according to the state news agency Xinhua.</span> <span data-start-time='53083' data-end-time='63042'>The move followed a phone call between then President-elect Donald Trump and the president of Taiwan.</span> <span data-start-time='63042' data-end-time='69625'>China has long considered Taiwan as a province of China.</span> <span data-start-time='69625' data-end-time='83479'>During his confirmation hearing, Rex Tillerson, the new U.S. Secretary of State, called China’s island building an “illegal” activity.</span> <span data-start-time='83479' data-end-time='101521'>He said, “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 allowed.”</span> <span data-start-time='101521' data-end-time='107146'>The comment drew sharp reaction from China.</span> <span data-start-time='107146' data-end-time='113438'>Lu Kang is a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry.</span> <span data-start-time='113438' data-end-time='130042'>In his daily briefing on Jan. 12, he said that China “has full right to conduct any kind of normal activities on its own territory within its sovereignty.”</span> <span data-start-time='130042' data-end-time='135833'>The Global Times is a state-run news organization.</span> <span data-start-time='135833' data-end-time='155792'>It published a strongly worded editorial saying, “Unless Washington plans to wage a large-scale war in the South China Sea, any other approaches to prevent Chinese access to the islands will be foolish.”</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/1669/china_conflict.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=8072 data-hint-location='35375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/what_does_drill_mean.m4a'>What does drill mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='training activity'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/phone_call.m4a'><span>phone call</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/disputed_waters.m4a'><span>disputed waters</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/training_activity.m4a'><span>training activity</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/illegal_trade.m4a'><span>illegal trade</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=8073 data-hint-location='69625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/what_did_the_us_secretary_of_state_say_is_illegal.m4a'>What did the U.S. Secretary of State say is illegal?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='island building'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/phone_call.m4a'><span>phone call</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/island_building.m4a'><span>island building</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/news_organization.m4a'><span>news organization</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/aircraft_carrier.m4a'><span>aircraft carrier</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=8074 data-hint-location='130042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/the_global_times_is_a_state_run__blank__organization.m4a'>The Global Times is a state run <span class='blank'>news</span> organization.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='news'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/entertainment.m4a'><span>entertainment</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/social.m4a'><span>social</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/political.m4a'><span>political</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1669/news.m4a'><span>news</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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