US turns focus to South China Sea

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Last week, US army chief of staff Gen James McConville visited Thailand to strengthen the 65-year-old military alliance, culminating in the
signing of the Strategic Vision Statement
Early this month, China held a five-day naval drill near the contested Paracel Islands
Then the US carried out military exercises in the waterway showing support for the free and open Indo-Pacific, as the South
ChinaImageCredits: Bangkok Post