“Blatant Provocation” to Provoke Military Confrontation With China

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• Published on Nov 7, 2015
  Sub for more: http://nnn.is/the_new_media | The United States sent a guided missile destroyer close to China’s artificial islands in a bid to QUOTE: “intentionally provoke a military confrontation” with Beijing, expert on Asia Michael Billington told PressTV reported Sputnik News. 
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  In late October, the USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of Subi (Zhubi) Reef, a man-made feature in the Spratly archipelago, apparently challenging China’s sovereignty claims over this area of the hotly contested South China Sea. The operation was not authorized by Beijing.

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