China's island-building in the South China Sea poses a threat to U.S. national security interests in the region.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area.
Providing classified information to a foreign agent of the People's Republic of China is a real and serious threat to our national security.
It's easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific Fleet with an aircraft carrier.
U.S. nuclear weapons that are available for presidential use are targeted against broad ocean areas.
The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea.
I don't share the view that China and the U.S. need to reach some kind of strategic accommodation to carve up the Asia-Pacific region - that is an arrogant proposition and deeply insulting to other countries in the region, including Japan and potentially also India and Indonesia.
The lack of substantial resources and staffing along the Northern U.S. border poses a real security threat.
Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.
The United States is afraid of China; it is not a military threat to anyone and is the least aggressive of all the major military powers.
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.