WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday
hardened its stance toward China's disputed claims to offshore
resources in most of the South China Sea, calling them
"completely unlawful" in a statement by U.S. Secretary of State
Mike Pompeo.
"Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the
South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of
bullying to control them," Pompeo said in a written statement.