US Admiral Joins S. China Sea Surveillance Mission

The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet has joined a surveillance mission over the South China Sea as part of a visit to the Philippines. The Navy released photos Sunday of Admiral Scott Swift on board a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a seven hour surveillance mission that took place on Saturday.  It is not known what areas of the sea were covered by the mission. U.S. surveillance flights in the area have been a source of annoyance for China, which claims almost the entire sea and...

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