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India "Concerned" As US Navy Holds Op Off Lakshwadeep "Without Consent"
In a statement being looked at closely by the Indian government, the US Navy's 7th Fleet has said it conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations within India's exclusive economic zone off the Lakshadweep Islands without India's permission.
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In South China Sea, US, Chinese Warships Came Within Yards Of Each Other
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
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China Condemns US Navy Operation In South China Sea
China's Defence Ministry said on Friday the United States had seriously harmed the country's sovereignty and security after a US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation in the disputed South China Sea.
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United States Warship Sails Near Disputed Islands In South China Sea, Officials Say
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters.
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US Warship Sails Close To South China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a US official said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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Australia Defends US In Latest South China Sea Dispute
Australia on Thursday backed the United States in its so-called freedom of navigation operation close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a patrol China has denounced as an illegal threat to peace.
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US Challenged China, India And 11 Other Countries On Navigation Rights Last Year
The US military conducted "freedom of navigation" operations against 13 countries last year, including several to challenge China's claims in the South and East China seas, according to an annual Pentagon report released on Monday.
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US Plans More Freedom Of Navigation Moves In South China Sea: Admiral
The head of the US Navy's Pacific Command told a congressional committee on Wednesday he will carry out more, and more complex, freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
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US Navigation Moves in South China Sea Will Continue: Ash Carter
The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions.
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India "Concerned" As US Navy Holds Op Off Lakshwadeep "Without Consent"
In a statement being looked at closely by the Indian government, the US Navy's 7th Fleet has said it conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations within India's exclusive economic zone off the Lakshadweep Islands without India's permission.
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In South China Sea, US, Chinese Warships Came Within Yards Of Each Other
A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer -- forcing it to change course -- in an "unsafe and unprofessional" encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said Monday.
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China Condemns US Navy Operation In South China Sea
China's Defence Ministry said on Friday the United States had seriously harmed the country's sovereignty and security after a US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation in the disputed South China Sea.
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United States Warship Sails Near Disputed Islands In South China Sea, Officials Say
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
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US Destroyer Challenges China's Claims In South China Sea
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation operation" on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters.
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US Warship Sails Close To South China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing
An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a US official said.
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British Fighters To Overfly South China Sea; Carriers In Pacific After 2020: Envoy
British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in 2020, given concerns about freedom of navigation there, Britain's ambassador to the United States said on Thursday.
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Australia Defends US In Latest South China Sea Dispute
Australia on Thursday backed the United States in its so-called freedom of navigation operation close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea, a patrol China has denounced as an illegal threat to peace.
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US Challenged China, India And 11 Other Countries On Navigation Rights Last Year
The US military conducted "freedom of navigation" operations against 13 countries last year, including several to challenge China's claims in the South and East China seas, according to an annual Pentagon report released on Monday.
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US Plans More Freedom Of Navigation Moves In South China Sea: Admiral
The head of the US Navy's Pacific Command told a congressional committee on Wednesday he will carry out more, and more complex, freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea.
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US Navigation Moves in South China Sea Will Continue: Ash Carter
The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions.
