China's media outlets have claimed that China may use force in case the U.S. and Australia would pursue their navigation activities. Earlier this week, the two nations decided on planning to navigate in some areas of the South China Sea in light of China's recent activities in building artificial islands through the reefs.

Both countries strongly believe in the freedom of navigation within the limits of international laws, and, earlier this week, the two countries talked about the matter. The U.S. was represented by its Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ash Carter while Australia was represented by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister Marise Payne. The officials discussed their possible cooperative plans to patrol the islands within the 12 nautical miles that China had been claiming.

After the news came out, a certain editorial piece from China's media outlet The Global Times claimed that the Chinese Military would have to respond through their military force, if, indeed, the U.S. and Australia pursue their navigational activities within the 12 nautical miles of the claimed artificial islands.

"Washington's ceaseless provocations and coercion can only demonstrate that it does not intend to protect freedom of navigation in this region, as China has clearly stated that the right will not be impeded. What the US wants is to play rough against China and stress its hegemony," The Global Times article reads.

The opinion piece further said, "China has remained calm with self-restraint even in the face of Washington's escalating provocations, but if the US encroaches on China's core interests, the Chinese military will stand up and use force to stop it."

Meanwhile, after powerful words came out from one of China's media outlets, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson then answered that the U.S. still has every intention to navigate the islands.

"The United States...is a global power and it has a global Navy," Richardson said as quoted by the Navy Times. "And it should not be a surprise to anybody that we will exercise freedom of navigation through wherever international law will allow."

In light of the statements from China's media outlet, Richardson then announced that the U.S. has a firm decision and denied that the navigational activities are not provocative.

"I think that we have to continue to proceed in accordance with international norms," Richardson said as quoted in the Navy Times. "[This is] part of routine navigation in international waters, consistent with international rules there: I don't see how these could be interpreted as provocative in any way."