China's activity in the South China Sea has seen Beijing expand their sphere of influence throughout the region – and their next aim is to fire on U.S. warships residing in the area, according to a top military official. The South China Sea has been the centre of an ongoing political and military struggle between Beijing and Washington. Both have used their allies in the region in an attempt to wrestle control of the diplomatic and material rewards that would come of it. While U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping haven't confronted each other on a military level, Chinese military officials have been employing warring rhetoric since the turn of the year.
Rear Admiral Lou Yuan of the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences told an audience that the South China Sea dispute could be easily solved with military means.
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