The deployment of missiles on the Paracel islands in the South China Sea would be contrary to China's pledge not to militarise the region, Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, said on Wednesday.
US admiral says missiles on Paracels would be 'indication of militarisation'
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea
Paracel Islands
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Harris said such a move would represent "a militarisation of the South China Sea in ways that President Xi said he not do."
"It would be a clear indication of militarisation," Harris told a briefing in Tokyo, where he is meeting with Japanese defence officials.
China has deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system to one of the disputed islands it controls in the South China Sea, according to Taiwan and U.S. officials, a move that has raised tensions in the region.
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