China to U.S. Navy: Buzz Off Here Too

The New York Observer 16 hours ago 
Just two weeks after Russian fighter jets showed their disdain for open sea lanes and operational safety by flying within 30 feet of a U.S. Navy destroyer, China has sent a comparable message. The Chinese rejected a routine request by the Americans for a Hong Kong port visit by the carrier battle group John Stennis. The aircraft carrier and its support ships are just completing a patrol of the South China Sea, where the Chinese are building artificial islands in a heavily criticized territory grab. The Chinese rebuke to the Americans is disturbing on several levels. The most basic is that China’s claims in the South China Sea seem headed for a pointed confrontation that may indeed become explosive. ...

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