The US military has a lot of experience since the Second World War to destroy enemy forces on isolated islands, RIA Novosti reported the statement by the US Armed Forces Joint Chiefs of Staff General Kenneth Mackenzie.
According to General, neutralization of the enemy in small isolated islands - one of the key skills of the US military, -established during the Second World.
He added, that this is the main area of competence of the US armed forces, the, what they were doing before.
In this case, said McKenzie, that Beijing "is not necessary in this to see more, than just a statement of historical fact and ".
The general was referring to military actions against Americans of Japanese troops, which occurred mainly in the Pacific Islands.
Earlier, the Pentagon said, China deployed in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, and anti-aircraft missile systems, and established electronic jammers. All this, According to the US Ministry of Defense, It contributes to an increase in tension in the region and represents a threat to free navigation.
In response, the representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said, that the PLA actions to deploy weapons systems on the islands in the South China Sea pursue exclusively defensive end and not in any way contribute to the militarization of the region.
Recall, China and a number of countries (Vietnam, Philippines, Japan and others.) There are disagreements over ownership of islands in the South China and East China Seas. Washington says, Beijing namyvaet artificial islands, and thereby extends its territorial waters. US charges Chinese authorities rejected.
