It ventured within 12 miles. Basically we said you don’t get to claim the coral reef as territory, so there are no territorial waters for 12 miles around it.

That is not going to happen. Way to provocational and there is no urgent need to do so. The Chinese are way out of line with this position on their territorial claims and everyone knows it, including them. I totally support our sailing right through these waters routinely, as is our right along with every other…

Hey China, when you went sailing by Alaska, which actually IS recognized sovereign territory, how much whining and grandstanding did we do? Hypocrisy isn’t exactly going to help your case here guys.