Neutrality on South China Sea issues important

Comments on Mark J. Valencia "New round of China-bashing over the South China Sea", 18 June 2015

I must confess that I have little knowledge on international laws on seas and the legality of the claims in the South China Sea by the various states including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan. It seems to me the author has reasonably argued that the current state of affairs by the US is China bashing as opposed to an unreasonable China. What China has done in terms of reclaimed feature is no different to what some other states have done. By singling out China to criticise the US position seems stranger than what it criticises.

What is the purpose of such unbalanced critique?