폼페이오 "중국의 남중국해 해양 자원 권리 주장은 불법"<br /><br />The United States is again ramping up pressure on China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, calling Beijing's moves "completely unlawful."<br />U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday that Washington will no longer tolerate Beijing's attempts to establish a maritime empire in the region.<br />The U.S. has long opposed China's territorial claims to the South China Sea.<br />It even sends U.S. warships through the region on a regular basis.<br />China has overlapping claims with countries including Philippines and Malaysia over the area, through which some three trillion U.S. dollars worth of trade passes annually.<br />Washington-Beijing ties have grown increasingly frosty over the past several months due to China's handling of COVID-19 and its tightening grip on Hong Kong.<br />
