ˈædəm hˈæɹi hˈæɹɪs sˈɛd sˈʌtʃ ɐ mˈuːv wʊd bˈiː "ɐ mˌɪlɪɾɚɹəzˈeɪʃən ʌvðə sˈaʊθ tʃˈaɪnə sˈiː ɪn wˈeɪz" tʃaɪnˈiːz mˈɪlətˌɛɹi tʃˈɛɹmən zˈaɪ dʒˈɪnpɪŋ hæd plˈɛdʒd nˌɑːt tə mˈeɪk.
Adm Harry Harris said such a move would be "a militarisation of the South China Sea in ways" Chinese military chairman Xi Jinping had pledged not to make.