Third story from Drudge, this is more a military story. Though, it is from this newspaper, it looks like this is originally, a Reuters report. Who is this think tank, I still haven't found out. Okay, I think I see, someone who I have never heard of who covers the South China Sea.
US military operations in South China Sea increase risk of confrontation, think tank says
American forces conducted eight freedom of navigation operations in disputed waters in 2019, three more than in the previous year
Beijing says its air force and navy held a joint exercise in the South China Sea on March 10 to simulate face-to-face encounters with invading aircraft and warships
Laura Zhou
Published: 8:30am, 30 Mar, 2020
The United States intensified its military activity in the South China Sea
last year, raising the risk of a confrontation with China in the strategically important waters, according to a Beijing-based think tank.
The US conducted eight so-called freedom of navigation operations in the year – three more than in 2018 – during which its vessels sailed within 12 nautical miles of land claimed or occupied by China, according to the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative’s annual report.
American forces also engaged in at least 50 joint and multiple exercises with countries from Southeast Asia and elsewhere in the region, it said.
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Read more at: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3077460/us-military-operations-south-china-sea-increase-risk
