US Indo-Pacific Commander: China Is Assaulting International Rules of Order

A U.S. V-22 Osprey takes off from the USS Wasp, U.S. Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, during the amphibious landing exercises as part of the annual joint U.S.-Philippines military exercise on the shores of San Antonio town, facing the South China Sea, Zambales Province, on April 11, 2019. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. Commander Admiral Philip Davidson gave an interview from his Indo-Pacific Command headquarters to state that China is assaulting the international rules of order.

Command of the sea is recognized as the foundation of American national security. The U.S. military officer responsible for 52 percent of the planet is Admiral Phillip Davidson. As Indo-Pacific Commander, he directly leads the 375,000 U.S. military and civilian personnel associated with the U.S. Pacific Fleet that consists of about 200 ships, including five aircraft carrier strike groups, two Marine Expeditionary Forces, nearly 1,100 aircraft, and a numerous Special Operations groups.