
US Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. Image by US Pacific Fleet, sourced from Flickr.
Sea folly and US-China relations
29 October 2015
After months of increasing concerns about China's land reclamation in the South China Sea, going back to at least May, the United States decision to conduct a patrol within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed Chinese land in the Spratly Islands this week is not surprising.
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