US Promises Consequences for China’s South China Sea Militarization

US Promises Consequences for China’s South China Sea Militarization
An aerial shot of a reef in the disputed Spratly islands on April 21, 2017. Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
|Updated:

WASHINGTON—The United States has raised concerns with China about its latest militarization of the South China Sea and there will be near-term and long-term consequences, the White House said on Thursday.

U.S. news network CNBC reported on May 2 that China had installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three outposts in the South China Sea. It cited sources with direct knowledge of U.S. intelligence.