Taiwan News
Date: 2015-12-19
By: Chia Lee, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
An American B-52 bomber last week flew near a Chinese artificial island in
China complains about U.S. airspace breach in South China Sea. Central News Agency ()
the South China Sea. Navy Commander Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman, said that the flight was not intentional.
An American B-52 bomber last week flew near a Chinese artificial island in the South China Sea. Navy Commander Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman, said that the flight was not intentional.
“There was no intention of flying within 12 nautical miles of any feature,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has made official diplomatic complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
The incident took place last week near the Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly Island, disputed territory claimed by China and several of its neighbors, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. [FULL STORY]