Washington Needlessly Escalates South China Sea Crisis

On October 27, the U.S. Navy sent the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen on a “freedom of navigation” patrol within 12-miles of a man-made islands.in the Spratly chain. Carpenter argues that there are less confrontational ways to pursue that objective without the kind of “in your face” challenge.

Ted Galen Carpenter Senior Fellow, Cato Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1l70bs8