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Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in West PH Sea
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Militarization, Military Conflict, Pentagon, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USAU.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday called for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near the South China Sea, urging the participants to stop militarizing the dispute and find a peaceful solution. Carter said China’s island-building efforts were “out of step” with the regional consensus and that U.S. military aircraft […]