US conducted drill to reject China's claim around artificial island: Officials
A U.S. warship carried out a "maneuvering drill" when it sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, to show it was not entitled to a territorial sea around it, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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Beijing has begun military drills in the South China Sea.
Jul 09, 2016, 13:01 PM ISTUS warship within 12 nautical miles of Chinese island in SCS, claims Pentagon
A US naval destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a Chinese island in the disputed South China Sea, the Pentagon said today.
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