“That is [as] true in the South China Sea as in other places around the globe.” Earlier this month, Chinese jets and warships scrambled to intercept a U.S. destroyer that sailed within 12 miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea. [Tension on the South China Sea draws concerns. The small island has been claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines and is emblematic of the current struggle between countries attempting to secure portions of the resource-rich waters of the South China Sea. “The United States will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows,” Cmdr.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2016 19:10 UTC