US Navy to adopt 'more assertive posture' against China and Russia

Major new report describes Beijing and Moscow as determined rivals' with China presenting most pressing' strategic threat

The Pentagon has warned that US maritime forces will become more forceful in responding to acts of aggression, expansionism, and breaches of international law, citing Beijing in particular, which has been criticised for expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea.

A major new report signed by the heads of the US Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard warned the rules-based international order is once again under assault", and the security environment had dramatically changed since 2015.