Pentagon plans to consider military patrols near disputed islands claimed by China in the South China Sea have won the approval of a top Democratic senator.
US patrols within 12 nautical miles of reefs that China has been building up in the Spratly Island chain would be a “positive step” that would help protect vital marine commerce lanes, said Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee
He said China would be less likely to react aggressively to US military patrols than similar efforts by its southeast Asian neighbours, he added.
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