China Speaks About President Donald Trump, South China Sea, Trade | Full Interview | NBC News

NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel sits down with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Lu Kang to discuss the future of the relationship between the United States and China under President Trump.

Trump Risks 'War' with Beijing If US Blocks Access to South China Sea, State Media Warns

THE GUARDIAN: Threats by Rex Tillerson, would-be secretary of state, to stop access to islands are ‘mish-mash of naivety and shortsightedness’, says China Daily

The US risks a “large-scale war” with China if it attempts to blockade islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state media has said, adding that if recent statements become policy when Donald Trump takes over as president “the two sides had better prepare for a military clash”.

China has controversially built fortifications and artificial islands across the South China Sea. Rex Tillerson, Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, said China’s “access to those islands … is not going to be allowed”. » | Benjamin Haas in Hong Kong | Friday, January 13, 2017

China Warns US of Potential War Sparked by Minor Incidents in South China Sea

China has issued its strongest warning yet to the US over an incident during which a US destroyer sailed within territorial waters of China’s man-made islands in the South China Sea, claiming that US faces running the risk of “a minor incident that sparks war.”