U.S. flexes muscles as Asia worries about South China Sea rowSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States stepped up pressure on China on Saturday to rein in its actions in the South China Sea, with top defense officials underlining Washington’s military superiority and vowing to remain the main guarantor of Asian security for decades to come. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the U.S. approach to the Asia-Pacific remained “one of commitment, strength and inclusion”, but he also warned China against provocative behavior in the South China Sea. Any action by China to reclaim land in the Scarborough Shoal, an outcrop in the disputed sea, would have consequences, Carter said. “I hope that this development doesn’t occur, because it will result in actions being taken by the both United States and ... by others in the region which would have the effect of not only increasing tensions but isolating China,” Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue, a regional security forum in Singapore. “The United States will remain the most powerful military and main underwriter of security in the region for decades to come – and there should be no doubt about that.” The South China Sea has become a flashpoint between the United States, which increased its focus on the Asia-Pacific under President Barack Obama’s “pivot”, and China, which is projecting ever greater economic, political and military power in the region. Carter however said he would welcome China’s participation in a “principled security network” for Asia. “Forward thinking statesmen and leaders must ... come together to ensure a positive principled future,” he said, adding that the network he envisaged could also help protect against “Russia’s worrying actions” and the growing strategic impact of climate change. The deputy head of China’s delegation to the forum said the United States should reduce its provocative exercises and patrols in the region and said any attempts to isolate China would fail. “This is a time of cooperation and common security,” Rear Admiral Guan Youfei told reporters. “The U.S. action to take sides is not agreed by many countries. We hope the U.S. will also listen to the other countries.” Other Asian leaders said the situation in the South China Sea was viewed with concern across the region. “All countries in the region need to recognize that our shared prosperities and the enviable rate of growth that this region enjoys over past decades will be put at risk by aggressive behavior or actions by any one of us,” Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the forum.  Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said his country would help Southeast Asian nations build their security capabilities to deal with what he called unilateral, dangerous and coercive actions in the South China Sea. “In the South China Sea, we have been witnessing large-scale and rapid land reclamation, building of outposts and utilization of them for military purposes,” Nakatani said. “No country can be an outsider of this issue.” A Chinese official responded by saying Japan should be careful “not to interfere and stir up problems” in the waterway, while China’s foreign ministry also weighed in regarding the U.S. and Japanese comments. “Counties outside the region should stick to their promises and not make thoughtless remarks about issues of territorial sovereignty,” the ministry said in a statement. Trillions of dollars of trade a year passes through the South China Sea, which is home to rich oil, gas and fishing resources. Besides China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have claims in the area, and rising tensions have been fuelling increasing security spending in the region. “The uncertainty of China’s future trajectory is arguably the main driving concern about possible military competition now and in the future,” Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said. Carter said that for decades some critics had been predicting an impending U.S. withdrawal from the region, but this would not happen. “That’s because this region, which is home to nearly half the world’s population and nearly half the global economy,  remains the most consequential for America’s own security and prosperity.” In an apparent counter to “America-first” policies expounded by prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, including suggestions that U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Asia, Carter stressed bipartisan support for continued engagement. The Shangri-La Dialogue is being held ahead of a significant ruling expected in coming weeks on a case filed by the Philippines in the International Court of Arbitration challenging China’s South China Sea claims, which Beijing has vowed to ignore. The United States has been lobbying Asian and other countries to back the judges’ statement that their ruling must be binding, a call echoed by Japan on Saturday. China has lobbied on the other side for support for its position that the court lacks jurisdiction in the case. politicsNews
flees muscles asia worries south china sea rowsingapore reuters the united states stepped pressure china saturday rein actions south china sea top defense officials undermining washington military superiority vowing remain main guarantee asian security decades come defense secretary ash carter said approach remained one commitment strength inclusion also warned china provocative behavior south china sea any action china reclaim land scarborough sha outcrop disputed sea would consequences carter said i hope development occur result actions taken united states others region would effect increasing tensions isolating china carter told dialogue regional security forum singapore the united states remain powerful military main underwater security region decades come doubt the south china sea become flashpoint united states increased focus president barack obama pivot china projecting ever greater economic political military power region carter however said would welcome china participation principle security network asia forward thinking statesmen leaders must come together ensure positive principle future said adding network envisaged could also help protect russia worrying actions growing strategic impact climate change the deputy head china delegation forum said united states reduce provocative exercises patrols region said attempts isolate china would fail this time cooperation common security rear admiral gun youre told reporters the action take sides agreed many countries we hope also listen other asian leaders said situation south china sea viewed concern across region all countries region need recognize shared properties enable rate growth region enjoys past decades put risk aggressive behavior actions one us indian defence minister manor parrikar told forum japanese defence minister gen nakatani said country would help southeast asian nations build security capabilities deal called unilateral dangerous coercive actions south china sea in south china sea witnessing rapid land reclamation building outposts utilization military purposes nakatani said no country outsider a chinese official responded saying japan careful interfere stir problems waterway china foreign ministry also weighed regarding japanese comments counties outside region stick promises make thoughtless remarks issues territorial sovereignty ministry said statement trillion dollars trade year passes south china sea home rich oil gas fishing resources besides china vietnam philippines malaysia brunei taiwan claims area rising tensions fueling increasing security spending region the uncertainty china future trajectory arguably main driving concern possible military competition future malaysian defence minister hishammuddin hussain said carter said decades critics predicting impending withdrawal region would happen that region home nearly half world population nearly half global economy remains inconsequential america security in apparent counter policies expounded prospective republican presidential candidate donald trump including suggestions troops withdrawn asia carter stressed bipartisan support continued engagement the dialogue held ahead significant ruling expected coming weeks case filed philippines international court arbitration challenging china south china sea claims beijing vowed ignore the united states lobbying asian countries back judges statement ruling must binding call echoed japan saturday china lobbied side support position court lacks jurisdiction case politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: U.S. flexes muscles as Asia worries about South China Sea rowSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States stepped up pressure on China on Saturday to rein in its actions in the South China Sea, with top defense officials underlining Washington’s military superiority and vowing to remain the main guarantor of Asian security for decades to come. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the U.S. approach to the Asia-Pacific remained “one of commitment, strength and inclusion”, but he also warned China against provocative behavior in the South China Sea. Any action by China to reclaim land in the Scarborough Shoal, an outcrop in the disputed sea, would have consequences, Carter said. “I hope that this development doesn’t occur, because it will result in actions being taken by the both United States and ... by others in the region which would have the effect of not only increasing tensions but isolating China,” Carter told the Shangri-La Dialogue, a regional security forum in Singapore. “The United States will remain the most powerful military and main underwriter of security in the region for decades to come – and there should be no doubt about that.” The South China Sea has become a flashpoint between the United States, which increased its focus on the Asia-Pacific under President Barack Obama’s “pivot”, and China, which is projecting ever greater economic, political and military power in the region. Carter however said he would welcome China’s participation in a “principled security network” for Asia. “Forward thinking statesmen and leaders must ... come together to ensure a positive principled future,” he said, adding that the network he envisaged could also help protect against “Russia’s worrying actions” and the growing strategic impact of climate change. The deputy head of China’s delegation to the forum said the United States should reduce its provocative exercises and patrols in the region and said any attempts to isolate China would fail. “This is a time of cooperation and common security,” Rear Admiral Guan Youfei told reporters. “The U.S. action to take sides is not agreed by many countries. We hope the U.S. will also listen to the other countries.” Other Asian leaders said the situation in the South China Sea was viewed with concern across the region. “All countries in the region need to recognize that our shared prosperities and the enviable rate of growth that this region enjoys over past decades will be put at risk by aggressive behavior or actions by any one of us,” Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told the forum.  Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said his country would help Southeast Asian nations build their security capabilities to deal with what he called unilateral, dangerous and coercive actions in the South China Sea. “In the South China Sea, we have been witnessing large-scale and rapid land reclamation, building of outposts and utilization of them for military purposes,” Nakatani said. “No country can be an outsider of this issue.” A Chinese official responded by saying Japan should be careful “not to interfere and stir up problems” in the waterway, while China’s foreign ministry also weighed in regarding the U.S. and Japanese comments. “Counties outside the region should stick to their promises and not make thoughtless remarks about issues of territorial sovereignty,” the ministry said in a statement. Trillions of dollars of trade a year passes through the South China Sea, which is home to rich oil, gas and fishing resources. Besides China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have claims in the area, and rising tensions have been fuelling increasing security spending in the region. “The uncertainty of China’s future trajectory is arguably the main driving concern about possible military competition now and in the future,” Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said. Carter said that for decades some critics had been predicting an impending U.S. withdrawal from the region, but this would not happen. “That’s because this region, which is home to nearly half the world’s population and nearly half the global economy,  remains the most consequential for America’s own security and prosperity.” In an apparent counter to “America-first” policies expounded by prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, including suggestions that U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Asia, Carter stressed bipartisan support for continued engagement. The Shangri-La Dialogue is being held ahead of a significant ruling expected in coming weeks on a case filed by the Philippines in the International Court of Arbitration challenging China’s South China Sea claims, which Beijing has vowed to ignore. The United States has been lobbying Asian and other countries to back the judges’ statement that their ruling must be binding, a call echoed by Japan on Saturday. China has lobbied on the other side for support for its position that the court lacks jurisdiction in the case. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: flees muscles asia worries south china sea rowsingapore reuters the united states stepped pressure china saturday rein actions south china sea top defense officials undermining washington military superiority vowing remain main guarantee asian security decades come defense secretary ash carter said approach remained one commitment strength inclusion also warned china provocative behavior south china sea any action china reclaim land scarborough sha outcrop disputed sea would consequences carter said i hope development occur result actions taken united states others region would effect increasing tensions isolating china carter told dialogue regional security forum singapore the united states remain powerful military main underwater security region decades come doubt the south china sea become flashpoint united states increased focus president barack obama pivot china projecting ever greater economic political military power region carter however said would welcome china participation principle security network asia forward thinking statesmen leaders must come together ensure positive principle future said adding network envisaged could also help protect russia worrying actions growing strategic impact climate change the deputy head china delegation forum said united states reduce provocative exercises patrols region said attempts isolate china would fail this time cooperation common security rear admiral gun youre told reporters the action take sides agreed many countries we hope also listen other asian leaders said situation south china sea viewed concern across region all countries region need recognize shared properties enable rate growth region enjoys past decades put risk aggressive behavior actions one us indian defence minister manor parrikar told forum japanese defence minister gen nakatani said country would help southeast asian nations build security capabilities deal called unilateral dangerous coercive actions south china sea in south china sea witnessing rapid land reclamation building outposts utilization military purposes nakatani said no country outsider a chinese official responded saying japan careful interfere stir problems waterway china foreign ministry also weighed regarding japanese comments counties outside region stick promises make thoughtless remarks issues territorial sovereignty ministry said statement trillion dollars trade year passes south china sea home rich oil gas fishing resources besides china vietnam philippines malaysia brunei taiwan claims area rising tensions fueling increasing security spending region the uncertainty china future trajectory arguably main driving concern possible military competition future malaysian defence minister hishammuddin hussain said carter said decades critics predicting impending withdrawal region would happen that region home nearly half world population nearly half global economy remains inconsequential america security in apparent counter policies expounded prospective republican presidential candidate donald trump including suggestions troops withdrawn asia carter stressed bipartisan support continued engagement the dialogue held ahead significant ruling expected coming weeks case filed philippines international court arbitration challenging china south china sea claims beijing vowed ignore the united states lobbying asian countries back judges statement ruling must binding call echoed japan saturday china lobbied side support position court lacks jurisdiction case politicsnews