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US to Prevent China From Using Man-Made Islands to Stop S China Sea Travel

© AP Photo / Bullit MarquezChinese structures and buildings on the man-made Subi Reef at the Spratlys group of islands are seen 18 kilometers (11 miles) away from the Philippine-claimed Thitu Island off the disputed South China Sea
Chinese structures and buildings on the man-made Subi Reef at the Spratlys group of islands are seen 18 kilometers (11 miles) away from the Philippine-claimed Thitu Island off the disputed South China Sea - Sputnik International
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The United States will not allow China to use the islands it is creating in the South China Sea to stop navigation of others in the region, US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, said in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the South China Sea while conducting flight operations on April 9, 2017. - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Branstad, who is a governor of Iowa, noted that the United States will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever it is allowed by international law.

"On the South China Sea, China cannot be allowed to use its artificial islands to coerce its neighbors or limit freedom of navigation or overflight," Branstad stated, according to his prepared remarks.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to discuss the situation in the South China Sea during a meeting with his Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) counterparts on May 4.

The South China Sea is the site of several territorial disputes between a number of countries, including China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

In July 2016, an international tribunal in The Hague ruled in favor of the Philippines after it challenged China’s claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea. China has not recognized the tribunal’s ruling.

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