LONDON: President Donald Trump 's closest advisor thinks the US will fight a war with China in the next five to 10 years over the strategic South China Sea claimed by the Communist giant, British media reported. "We're going to war in the South China Sea in five to 10 years, aren't we?" Steve Bannon, a far-right figure, who has been given unprecedented power in the White House Bannon said on his radio show in March 2016.He said suggested that the US and China are headed towards war over the South China Sea. The same official called for increased military deployments in the East and South China Seas to guard the area, according to the South China Morning Post.Bannon's views are coming under increased scrutiny as he ascends to power within the White House. Over the weekend it emerged that Bannon had been appointed to a committee on which only senior generals usually sit.

Source: Economic Times February 02, 2017 14:48 UTC