The United States will monitor actions in the South China Sea, to see if I take measures to "defuse the situation", announced a senior State Department during Monday, a day after Beijing rejected pressure from the USA een to curb its actions in disputed waters.
The official spoke on the moment when the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, arrived in Sydney for a meeting with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Australian officials to discuss increased cooperation on defense and cybersecurity.
US proposal to stop provocative acts in the South China Sea received a cold response from China and some Southeast Asian countries, at a regional meeting over the weekend, a significant obstacle to efforts by Washington to curb assertive actions China.
DES official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Australia, a close ally, supported the proposal of the United States cast for review during the ASEAN meeting in Myanmar, calling for voluntary freeze provocative actions on the high seas questionable.
Tensions caught peak in May, when China pulled a giant extractor oil in waters claimed by Vietnam. Proposals of the United States and the Philippines aim to avoid such actions, as well as the establishment of a land reclamation work in the disputed islands between China and many other countries in the region.
Kerry and Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, attended the meeting Naypyitaë, before traveling to Australia together. The pair planned to study future actions after talks Myanmar, including an upcoming meeting between ASEAN members and China, announced the official.
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