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2016-05-14 — cnn.com
While the U.S. says that under international law these artificial islands do not provide China with any additional territorial or maritime rights within the South China Sea, the Pentagon warns that they will significantly enhance the Communist nation's long-term presence in the area.
Coming just days after Chinese fighter jets were scrambled in response to the U.S. Navy sending a guided missile destroyer within 12 miles of a disputed island, the report also said that China demonstrated a willingness to tolerate higher levels of tension in pursuit of its maritime sovereignty claims last year.
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