US Navy Warns Against Chinese Flights in South China Sea

A senior U.S. naval officer says it would be destabilizing if China tries to fly jet fighters from its new man-made islands in the South China Sea. Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, told reporters Monday in Singapore that any attempt by China to fly military aircraft from the islands would not deter U.S. flights over the area. "We will fly, sail and operate wherever international law permits, and that includes flying over that...

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