Russian Sputnik newspaper said that the Admiral Scott Swift, the new commander of the Pacific Fleet of the US participation reconnaissance flight over the South China Sea is a strategic step of powers to strengthen defense plan at district this area.

Want China Times newspaper quotes sources from Sputnik to that, instead of reducing tensions with China in the South China Sea, the United States is strengthening cooperation with countries in the region to curb the activities of the Chinese Navy.

Americans are being urged by the necessity of maintaining the freedom of navigation between the Indian Ocean and South China Sea, where the fleet of this country often go through to move to areas around the world.



Without measures to move, maneuver troops and weapons to the region quickly, the US military stationed in the Asia - Pacific region will have difficulty conflict.

America is strengthening cooperation with countries in the region to curb the activities of the Chinese Navy. (Photo: Aircraft patrol P8-A Poseidon US Navy.

According to Sputnik, the US had planned strengthening exercises with countries in the East Pacific, including the Philippines and Australia, in order to strengthen cooperation.


Last month, Japan was invited to attend military exercises in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean.

The source also said that Japan will join the US Malabar exercises held with India in October next.

In the exercise, the US will deploy aircraft carriers, strategic bombers and attack submarines powered by nuclear energy new to Asia - Pacific, where China will also organize training large-scale battles at sea to confirm the position.