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DOES ASEAN WANT THE US NAVY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

090730-N-XXXXX-001 The destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) launches a Standard Missile-3 as it operates in the Pacific Ocean on July 30, 2009. ÊThe missile successfully intercepted a sub-scale, short-range ballistic missile launched from the Kauai Test Facility, Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. ÊThe launch was the latest Missile Defense Agency test in conjunction with the U.S. Navy. DoD photo by U.S. Navy. Ê(Released)

Sourced: Asia Times In recent months it has become clear that the lull in Washington’s confrontation with China in the South China Sea is over. After the election of President Donald Trump, concern over Beijing’s expanding naval presence took a back seat to preoccupation with cooperation on North Korea. But the current US administration has… Continue reading DOES ASEAN WANT THE US NAVY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA