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Two U.S. B-52 skirt Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea sparking Chinese protest
Two American Stratofortress bombers flew within 12 miles of the disputed islands. On Dec. 10, two U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers on a routine long-range mission flew within 12 nautical miles (the standard boundary […]