Investigators believe the Chinese government is responsible for the breach of the federal data system in which personal information of 4 million current and former federal employees may have been stolen, a law enforcement official and a U.S. Official say. Ref. CNN
US Arms Sales to E Asia Spike Amid Chinese Aggression - Former DoD Official:
China's expansion across disputed territory in the South China Sea is driving up demand for US heavy weapons and military aircraft from Beijing's neighbors, former US Defense Department official Dov Zakheim. Ref. Source 8y
China Should Not Overreact To New U.S. Military Strategy:
When asked about the Pentagon's newly released and updated National Military Strategy of the United States at a July 3 news conference, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said that her government was "Dissatisfied with and opposed to some contents of the U.S. Report which groundlessly exaggerates the China threat," Ref. Source 9o
Kerry says U.S. Will not accept restrictions in South China Sea: "Let me be clear:
The United States will not accept restrictions on freedom of navigation and overflight, or other lawful uses of the sea." China has repeatedly warned Philippine military aircraft away from the artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, Philippine military officials have said. Ref. Source 2d