Great explainer on the South China sea by legendary Singaporean diplomat and scholar

Great explainer on the South China sea by legendary Singaporean diplomat and scholar @mahbubani_k One fact is particularly interesting, which I think no-one in the West is aware of and which Mahbubani got directly from the mouth of J. Stapleton Roy, former U.S. ambassador to China. There’s this mistaken belief that Xi Jinping agreed with Obama to demilitarize the South China Sea and later reneged on that promise. Roy, who was in the meeting, explained to Mahbubani that in fact pretty much the exact opposite happened. When Obama raised the issue of the South China Sea, Xi proposed as a solution that they both agree to demilitarize the South China Sea, where neither China nor the U.S. would have military facilities in the area. Obama’s response? They rebuffed China’s offer and stepped up U.S. military patrols in the area Arnaud Bertrand [club152044818|@Slavyangrad] Источник: Slavyangrad