Tillerson 'Emphatic' on Need to Halt South China Sea Buildup (1).

Tillerson "Emphatic" on Need to Halt South China Sea Buildup (1) Tillerson's remarks were more moderate toward China than President Donald Trump's comments during the campaign, when he called out Beijing over its reef reclamation, currency manipulation and trade policies. In his confirmation hearing in January, Tillerson compared China's actions in the South China Sea to those of Russia in Crimea, saying a failure to respond had let China "keep pushing the envelope". [Extracted from the article]