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The U.S. challenges Chinese efforts to restrict freedom of the seas

(Feb. 01, 2016) -  The U.S. Navy on Jan. 30 challenged China’s attempts to restrict international navigation in the South China Sea by sending the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur within 12 miles of Triton Island, which China claims, despite most interpretations of international law. The guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur.(Photo: 1999 AFP photo) In 2014 and 2015, a Boston Global Forum had two reports concerning the South China Sea:  “The Framework for Peace and Security in the Pacific’’   and “Chinese Disputes in the South China Sea: Risks and Solutions for the Asia-Pacific.’’ In these reports, the Boston Global Forum recommended the creation of a Pacific Security Alliance to include the United...