U.S. says bombers didn't intend to fly over China-held islands
Sunday, December 20, 2015
BEIJING -- The United States said its two B-52 bombers had no intention of flying over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea, after Beijing accused Washington of "a serious military provocation" in the strategic waters with overlapping claims.
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