U.S. destroyer sails into S. China Sea area claimed by China

U.S. destroyer sails into S. China Sea area claimed by China

File photo taken in Sakata, Japan, in August 2009 shows the U.S. Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur. A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through a South China Sea area claimed by China on Jan. 30, 2016, under what the Pentagon has termed a "freedom of navigation operation." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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