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October 30, 2015

China naval chief warns US of conflict risk in South China Sea
Beijing (AFP) Oct 30, 2015
China's navy chief warned his US counterpart encounters between their forces could spiral into conflict, state media reported, two days after a US destroyer sailed close to Beijing's artificial South China Sea islands. The comments by Admiral Wu Shengli, who commands the Chinese navy, were made in a video call with US Admiral John Richardson that lasted about an hour, Beijing's official Xinhua news agency said Friday. They came after the USS Lassen guided missile destroyer sailed within 12 nauti ... read more

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Tokyo overturns Okinawa's ban on US base relocation work

S. Korea's Park vows to strengthen defence against North

NATO exercise in 1983 sparked Soviet fears of nuke strike

Russia's Iskander missile complexes to be offered for export

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