Marco Rubio: US must develop plan to ‘destroy’ Chinese assets in South China Sea

U.S. officials must develop plans to “destroy” China’s military installations in the South China Sea, according to Sen. Marco Rubio, to avert the Communist power’s dominance of one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes.

“If they’ve created a missile base that we can destroy, because we can position enough assets in the region that can penetrate defenses and destroy it, then we have neutralized that advantage,” the Florida Republican told the Washington Examiner during a phone interview last week.