US will send more navy patrols to disputed South China Sea amid tensions with Beijing
THE US will be increasing its navy patrols in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, the Pentagon has confirmed – a decision that is likely to outrage Beijing.
By Nicole Stinson
PUBLISHED: 06:52, Sun, Sep 3, 2017 | UPDATED: 07:14, Sun, Sep 3, 2017
Pentagon officials have confirmed that US Pacific Command will be executing "freedom-of-navigation operations" approximately two or three times each month in a bid to Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea.
China has previously accused the US of trying to militarise the region as escalation continue to mount over Beijing’s ally North Korea.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/849386/usa-increase-navy-patrol-south-china-sea-tension-beijing-world-war-3-north-korea
