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October 28, 2015

Fury in China over US sail-by in disputed waters
Beijing (AFP) Oct 28, 2015
Chinese media denounced the US Wednesday after Washington sent a warship into disputed South China Sea waters and vowed to do so again, while netizens filled the Internet with angry diatribes, demanding a far stronger reaction from Beijing. The disputed waters have become the stage for a burgeoning tussle between the world's two largest economic and military powers as they struggle for regional dominance. In the latest act, the US sent its destroyer the USS Lassen within 12 nautical miles of sma ... read more

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