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After Enacting Tough Penalties Against China, Trump Deploys US Military to Deliver Brutal
Message On Thursday, the Trump administration hit
the Chinese with $60 billion in trade penalties for intellectual property theft.
Hours later, Trump sent Beijing a message of a different sort — sailing a destroyer
near one of artificial islands created by China in the South China Sea in an attempt
to expand its geographic purview.
According to Reuters, the destroyer USS Mustin sailed within 12 nautical miles — the internationally-recognized
territorial limit — of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Friday, according to
Reuters.The destroyer then conducted "maneuvering operations" off the manufactured islands.
The move was part of what are known as "freedom of navigation" operations, or FONOPS, which
essentially send a territorial message to nations engaged in maritime irredentism.We
conduct routine and regular freedom of navigation operations, as we have done in the past and
will continue to do in the future," said Lieutenant Commander Nicole Schwegman, spokeswoman
for U.S. Pacific Fleet, when asked about the actions.
According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese officials called it a "serious military
provocation" and claimed the destroyer had been "warned off" by two Chinese frigates.What
the U.S. is doing will damage the military-to-military relations and atmosphere," Chinese defense
ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said.
Also damaging the atmosphere: $60 billion in trade penalties levied against China for
intellectual property violations by the Trump administration just hours prior.We have a
tremendous intellectual property theft situation going on," President Trump said as he announced
the penalties, The Daily Caller reported.
Last summer, U.S Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer began an investigation into whether
China was violating Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 through policies "related to
technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation are unreasonable or discriminatory
and burden or restrict U.S. commerce."On Wednesday, testifying before Congress about
trade policy, Lighthizer seemed to indicate the administration was leaning in the direction
of imposing tariffs upon China as part of the administration's penalties for this
property theft.
"Our view is we have a very serious problem of losing our intellectual property.
We are losing to China in ways not reflected in underlying economics," Lighthizer said.China
is generally considered to be the main offender when it comes to American intellectual property
theft, which can cost us to $600 billion a year, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur
Ross.
White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro added Thursday that talks had failed to produce
any sort of meaningful results.
In addition to tariffs, the administration is also looking into blocking certain investments
as part of the penalties.A statement from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce on Thursday
said that Beijing "has expressed its position on many occasions that we resolutely oppose
this type of unilateral and protectionist action by the U.S. China will not sit idly
by while legitimate rights and interests are hurt.
"We must take all necessary measures to firmly defend our rights and interests."
Whether or not that resonates with the Trump administration is anyone's guess, although
Friday's actions in the South China Sea might provide a pretty big hint.
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