HARRIS AGAIN CRITICISES ROLE OF BEIJING IN SOUTH CHINA S ON ASIA TOUR
Vice-president Ka Harris said on Wednesday US would find new way “raise the pressure on Beiji accusing China of bullyin hotly disputed Asian water the second time in two days
Harris made the commen she began a visit to Vietna stress US commitment to As trip critics have slamme tone-deaf given the para with the superpower’s eva tions from Saigon and Kab
During a meeting with nam President Nguyen X Phuc, Harris said the US w continue to challenge Beiji “bullying and excessive m time claims” in the South C Sea. During the Singapore l her regional trip on Tues Harris also accused Chin intimidation in the waterw
China hit back at the acc tions through its state medi Wednesday, accusing the U hypocrisy in attempting “coerce and intimidate” c tries in the region in its “sch to contain China”.
Harris’ arrival in Vietnam delayed due to what US offi called an “anomalous he incident” in Hanoi, an appa reference to the so-ca Havana syndrome which afflicted US diplomats in sev countries like China and Ru
The Vietnam leg of the A tour has sparked criticism the chaotic evacuation of K prompted comparisons with trauma of 1975 Saigon, whe helicopters ferried final evac from the embassy roof in the days of the Vietnam War.
Harris is steering clear of Saigon, now Ho Chi Minh instead emphasising Wash ton’s commitment to the re as she opened a branch of th Centers for Disease Con (CDC) in Hanoi.
We need to find ways to raise the pressure... on Beijing to abide b the United Nation Convention on th Law of the Sea.