US expects more cooperation with India in South China Sea

Arief Budi

Global Courant

WASHINGTON — Top US diplomat for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink said Wednesday he expects a greater partnership between the US and India on issues in the South China Sea, where China has been at the center of numerous territorial disputes with regional nations.

The United States and India, during a state visit to Washington by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, declared themselves “one of the closest partners in the world”, emphasizing compliance with international law in addressing challenges to the maritime rules-based order, including in the South China Sea.

The US has seen a “clear and upward trend” of Chinese “coercion” in the contested waters, Mr Kritenbrink told the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington.

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China claims almost all of the South China Sea as its territory, saying disputes should be left to countries in the region to settle without outside interference.

US expects more cooperation with India in South China Sea

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