US-China Conflict in China Sea - Words Escalating

China's frigate 'Yulin' in action in the South China Sea

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US-China war 'inevitable' unless Washington drops demands over South China Sea - Telegraph
Global Times, a tabloid newspaper run by the Communist Party, said that China might have to “accept” there would be conflict with the United States.
“If the United States’ bottom line is that China has to halt its activities, then a US-China war is inevitable in the South China Sea”, said the paper, which is often seen as a mouth-piece of hardline nationalists in the government in Beijing.

US close reconnaissance in South China Sea may cause miscalculation: FM - Global Times
Zhu Feng, director of the Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies at Nanjing University, said that the US has been stepping up its activities in the South China Sea region and introduced new uncertainties to the regional security order.

He said that the US and the Philippines have been working together because the Philippine's complaints will provide "more legitimate" reasons for the US to interfere in South China Sea issues.

Manila has strengthened its alliance with Washington since 2011, but the risks of over-relying on another country has worried some Filipino politicians as they are concerned that the country may be sacrificed if China and the US conciliate on the South China Sea issue, said Zhu.

Beijing warns US: 'We will fight back' as battle of words escalates over South China Sea - Asia - World - The Independent

China Reveals Plans for Expanded Naval Presence Beyond Its Coasts - gCaptain
The document noted new threats of “hegemonism, power politics and neo-interventionism” in a region where the U.S. and others have sought to test China’s control of airspace and waters around islands and reefs. The U.S. last week flew a P8-A surveillance aircraft near the Spratly islands in the South China Sea, where China is building islands. The flight elicited warnings from the Chinese navy to leave.
“Some external countries are also busy meddling in South China Sea affairs; a tiny few maintain a constant close-in air and sea surveillance and reconnaissance against China,” the white paper said. “It is thus a long-standing task for China to safeguard its maritime rights and interests.”
While the risk of a global war is unlikely the paper noted the threat of local conflicts, stemming from things like ethnic and religious strife. “International competition for the redistribution of power, rights and interests is tending to intensify.”

Previously/Background:

• spendergast: USN P-8A and MQ-4C fly over Spratlys as China Builds new island base 
• ▶ China Navy THREATENS DEADLY FORCE on US Military Spy Aircraft - YouTube 
•  U.S. Rebukes China on Efforts to Build Artificial Islands - NYTimes.com
  PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A day after China laid out its vision for a navy that can project power into the open seas, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Wednesday criticized Beijing’s efforts to build artificial islands in the South China Sea, making it clear that the United States would not be deterred by Chinese claims to newly built territories.
  Though American officials have long insisted that the Obama administration’s so-called pivot or rebalance toward Asia is not aimed at one country, Mr. Carter’s comments left little doubt that Washington shared the concerns of other Asian nations about China’s growing military presence in disputed areas of the South China Sea, and the increasingly assertive posture of its forces in disputed waters around Asia.