McCain to Pentagon: Assert Freedom of Navigation by Sending Warships to Waters Near China-Claimed Islands

patrick.goodenough | September 17, 2015
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The United States should make clear to China that it does not recognize its sovereignty claims in the South China Sea by sailing warships within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands Beijing has constructed, Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday.

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