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US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump
According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
U.S. Navy warship steams near contested South China Sea islands
The "FONOP" sought to challenge China, Vietnam and Taiwan's territorial claims near the Spratly Islands
China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea militarization
U.S.-China friction flared again Monday, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its promise not to militarize the South China Sea.
US warship sails contested waters in South China Sea after White House rejects China’s maritime claims there
The guided-missile destroyer Ralph Johnson steamed near the disputed Spratly Islands Tuesday.
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press