Prokovimi in the South China Sea, China "is not afraid to fight" against the US

China does not fear a possible war against the United States in the South China Sea, claiming a state newspaper that relates to the ruling Communist Party.

24 hours after Washington challenged Beijing's territorial claims in the region of the South China Sea, sending a warship to the waters around the Spratly archipelagos shumëpretenduar media extremely nationalistic "Global Times" accused the Pentagon of provocation against China.

"In the face of US bullying, Beijing should act with tact to Washington and be prepared for the worst", the paper argued in an editorial on Wednesday. "This could convince the White House that China, despite not want something like that is not afraid to wage a war with the US in the region and is determined to protect its interests and national dignity over all".

The newspaper "People's Liberation Army", following the military newspaper in China, took advantage of an editorial on its cover for charging US that is creating tension and chaos in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.

"Irrefutable evidence that the US, as this time, have used force perhaps negligent and have started wars, fueling unrest where once there was stability, and causing irreparable damage to the countries directly involved," written Chinese in the newspaper article.

Maneuvers on Tuesday, which saw a warship devastating "USS Lassen" sail close to artificial islands claimed by China, comes as Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping failed to find common ground to resolve this issue during the recent talks held at the White House.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warned that "other operations within the freedom of navigation" will be held in the region in question. "We will raise the aircraft in flight, will sail with the ship and will operate anywhere where permitted under international law," he said before a US Congress's sessions.