US warns 'aggressive' Beijing in South China Sea
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THE United States will keep challenging Beijing's "assertive, aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea", the US Pacific commander said on Wednesday, as tensions between the two powers rise over comments by Donald Trump.
Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, warned Washington would not accept Chinese control of the region, despite Beijing's rapid development of artificial islands capable of hosting military planes.
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