China/United States/South China Sea: US Patrols to Raise Stakes with Beijing in Disputed South China Sea

Oct 24, 2015 | Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom, Livemint
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US plans to send warships or military aircraft within 12 nautical miles of China’s artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, possibly within days, could open a tense new front in Sino-US rivalry. A range of security experts said Washington’s so-called freedom of navigation patrols would have to be regular to be effective, given Chinese ambitions to project power deep into maritime Southeast Asia and beyond.