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"The Navy is planning fresh challenges to China's claims in the South China Sea"  — Navy Times — February 12, 2017

U.S. Navy and Pacific Command leaders want to ratchet up potentially provocative operations in the South China Sea by sailing more warships near the increasingly militarized man-made islands that China claims as sovereign territory, according to several Navy officials.

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Keywords: 
China, Freedom of Navigation Program
"Navy will challenge Chinese territorial claims in South China Sea"  — David Larter — Navy Times — October 08, 2015

The Navy is preparing to send a surface ship inside the 12-nautical-mile territorial limit China claims for its man-made island chain, an action that could take place within days but awaits final approval from the Obama administration, according to military officials who spoke to Navy Times.  

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Keywords: 
Freedom of Navigation Program, China