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Title:
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Amid Tensions, US, China Assert South China Sea Positions
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Author:
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Ankit Panda
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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November 9, 2015
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Description:
- Nearly two weeks after the first U.S. freedom of navigation operation near a Chinese artificial island in the South China Sea, tensions remain high. On Saturday, speaking on opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter delivered parallel remarks on the South China Sea that highlighted the rift between the U.S. and Chinese positions on the issue.
