China says its aiircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, after Beijing criticized the U.S. for sending Navy ships into the strategic area
The Chinese Defense Ministry last week urged the U.S. to restrain its front-line forces in the air and seas near China. U.S. reconnaissance aircraft and warships have become more active around China since PresidentThe South China Sea is particularly contentious because China's smaller neighbors also have competing claims to one of the world's busiest sea lanes, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety.
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