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U.S. and China Argue Over Contested Islands

Over the past 18 months, China has become increasingly assertive regarding longstanding territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas, regularly putting the PLA’s naval strength on display as state-owned interests emphasize oil and gas prospects in the region. As tensions between China and geopolitical neighbors have been heating up, The U.S. has pointed criticism at Beijing’s hawkish posturing and unwillingness to cooperate with international