Pence to Tell China: We Will Not Be Intimidated in South China Sea

Pence to Tell China: We Will Not Be Intimidated in South China Sea
An aerial view of uninhabited island of Spratlys in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2017. Erik De Castro/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, sharpening U.S. criticism of Chinese policies around the globe, will give China a blunt warning on Oct. 4 that the United States will not back down from what Washington sees as Chinese intimidation in the South China Sea.

Pence will deliver an 11 a.m. (1500 GMT) address at the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington.