Top Admiral Asks US Allies to Help Buzz China’s Fake Islands

Defense One 9 hours ago 
Washington’s allies could soon join the U.S. military in sending naval ships and warplanes near China’s now-militarized man made islands in the South China Sea, the top American commander in the Pacific said. Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, said America’s allies in the region have been supportive of the Pentagon’s ships and planes that have sailed and flown through the region over the past year. “It would be helpful and I’ve encouraged other countries to conduct operations in the South China Sea because, at the end of the day, the South China Sea is international waters in my view,” Harris said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday. Beijing has called on the U.S. to stop what the Pentagon calls freedom of navigation missions. ...
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