October 13, 2015

"The United States is likely to sail warships close to China's artificial islands in the South China Sea, once again using 'free navigation' as an excuse to interfere in the regional territorial disputes. In the past, the US has refrained from sending warships inside the 12-nautical mile zone of China's artificial features, but this time the warships will reportedly do so.

In fact, the U.S.'s obsession with free navigation originated with the Truman Proclamation, which was issued by the then-president Harry S. Truman in 1945 to guarantee such freedom in the high seas. In recent decades, Washington has become increasingly focU.S.ed on the South China Sea, asserting free navigation in the regional waters is a core interest."

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