Trump risks 'war' with Beijing if US blocks access to South China Sea, state media warns

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 acro...