U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations Carry Potential Risks

The signing of a U.S.-China Memorandum of Understanding about air and maritime encounters provides a safety valve against any contingency in the South China Sea, but unlawful American provocations in the area continue to test relations between Washington and Beijing.

Jia Chunyang Assistant Research Fellow, CICIR via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1S9yhrg