The incident, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, drew the ire of the Chinese, who claim that the chain, called the Spratly Islands, is within China’s territorial borders. That claim is disputed by China’s neighbors and by the United States.
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“The Chinese have raised concerns with us about the flight path of a recent B-52 training mission,” Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said Friday. “We are looking into the incident.”
On Saturday, China’s Defense Ministry issued an angry response to the flight, which it said occurred on Dec. 10 and involved two bombers.
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