Pentagon set to send U.S. warships to China’s artificial islands

By World Tribune on October 8, 2015   BB NE Asia, China, Exclusives, NE Asia, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military, World Links  

Special to WorldTribune.com Pentagon officials are planning to send U.S. warships near artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea if the White House approves, officials told the Navy Times. A U.S. defense official said that the U.S. ships would navigate within 12-nautical-mile zones around the artificial islands in the Spratly chain that China claims […]