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China, U.S.: A Naval Incident and Wider Maritime Competition
Mar 10, 2009 | 10:41 GMT
Military Sealift Command
Summary
Chinese vessels appear to be acting with increasing aggression toward a pair of U.S. ocean surveillance ships in the Yellow and South China seas. Though such aggression is not unprecedented, it is a departure from China's behavior of recent years, and it could indicate rising maritime tensions among many of the region's naval powers.
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