Xi Jinping’s regime threatened UK’s largest aircraft carrier as it circulated in international waters of the South China Sea

China has threatened to “beat up” the UK if British warships challenge Beijing’s claim to the South China Sea, also called the South China Sea.

the HMS Queen Elizabeth and his escorts reached disputed waters on Thursday, ready to sail alongside eight other ships in show of force to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Chinese state media have warned that Any move seen as a challenge for the islands claimed by Beijing could prove to be a problem for the UK, for whom they demand punishment.

Editor-in-chief of the state newspaper World time, Hu Xijin, he said that China “to set an example” for any British foray into waters claimed by Beijing.

The US ships have repeatedly entered the 19-kilometer limit nautical chart of Chinese islets in the South China Sea, and the plan has shown maximum restraintsaid the reporter.

“But that does not mean that we will tolerate such provocations for long, and certainly does not mean that the allies of the United States can imitate Washington’s dangerous acts“He added.

“To put it precisely, if the UK wants to play the role of forcing China into the South China Sea, then it’s a bummer. If you make substantial movements, you ask for a beating», Specifies the publication of the newspaper.

Beijing then toned down the reporter, saying the UK is “getting worse” trying to have a military presence in the South China Sea.

Global Times subsequently warned that any “real action” against China will mean “defeat” for British warships, and advised all other countries outside the region to stay away from this confrontation to avoid “accidental injuries”.

China has also stepped up threats to “drive” British warships from parts of the South Sea., warning that Beijing will “likely step up” its attempts to demand their withdrawal.

For his part, a Chinese scholar told state media on Thursday that “China welcomes friends with wine, but treats wolves with a shotgun”, according to the Daily Mail.

The British response

The British government has assured that does not intend to organize a naval confrontation with Xi Jinping’s regime in the South China Sea and that he intends to send his attack group of aircraft carriers by the most direct route through the disputed body of water from Singapore to the Philippine Sea, according to the outlet. The Guardian.

British defense sources said HMS Queen Elizabeth said to sail “dozens of kilometers” from disputed islands of Spratly and Paracel, claimed by China. The aircraft carrier and allied ships arrived in the South China Sea earlier this week and are expected to withdraw on Saturday.

According to The Guardian, the Queen Elizabeth and her support ships will participate in exercises with the United States, Australia, France and Japan in the Philippine Sea, in a multinational show of force against Beijing.

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