Mike Pence to warn against Chinese 'intimidation' in South China Sea

US vice-president will condemn rival's 'reckless' behaviour and controversial 'debt diplomacy' Mike Pence, the US vice president, will sharpen criticism of Chinese foreign policy with a blunt warning on Thursday that Washington will not back away from what it sees as Beijing's intimidatory tactics in the South China Sea. In a speech that also takes aim at China's controversial use of huge loans to exert influence in developing countries, Pence will cite a recent near-miss between a US destroyer ...