U.S. Likely to Make Another Patrol in South China Sea Before Year's End: Official
2015-11-21 09:28:03 source：Japan Times
November 21, 2015
"The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles (22 km) of artificial islands in the South China Sea before the end of the year, a U.S. Navy official said Friday.
The USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer, last month sailed close to one of China's man-made islands in the Spratly Islands archipelago to underscore its rights under international law, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing."
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