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Title:
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The US Asserts Freedom of Navigation in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Michael J. Green, Bonnie S. Glaser, Gregory B. Poling
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Source:
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Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Date:
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October 27, 2015
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Description:
- After months of internal debate within the Obama administration, the guided missile destroyer USS Lassen transited within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef, one of China’s artificially-built features in the South China Sea, on October 27 in what is termed a “freedom of navigation” (FON) operation. It was accompanied by two maritime surveillance aircraft, a P-8A Poseidon and a P-3 Orion.
