U.S. Navy Will Challenge Chinese Contested Waters Around Artificial Islands In The South China Sea

Navy inbound: According to officials, the U.S. Navy will send warships within a 12-nautical mile radius of artificial islands in the South China Sea. One of them is pictured above

Daily Mail: U.S. Navy 'will sail warships' through contested waters around Chinese artificial islands in the South China Sea

* Pentagon is due to dispatch vessels to as a symbolic gesture
* Ships are due to pass within 12-mile zone which U.S. doesn't recognize
* Anonymous Navy officials said the mission will take place 'within days'

The United States Navy is set to dispatch warships to disputed waters in the South China Sea, where the Chinese government has been building artificial islands.

Pentagon bosses are due to send out the battleships within days to pass within a 12-nautical mile zone around a chain of islands which China says belong to it.

The huge swathe of sea, which the Chinese regime says it has a claim to because of the hundreds of islands, is not recognised as national territory by the United States.

WNU Editor: The Chinese are ready for them .... Beijing on alert for U.S. Navy 'incursion' near artificial islands in South China Sea (South China Morning Post).

More News ON Reports That The U.S. Navy Will Soon Be Challenging China's Claims To The South China Sea

U.S. mulls sailing near disputed South China Sea islands: Pentagon official -- Reuters
U.S. plans to challenge China’s South China Sea territorial claims, sparking ‘serious concern’ in Beijing -- AP
US mulls sailing warships near disputed South China Sea islands, Pentagon official says -- ABC News (Australia)
US warships to challenge Chinese claims in South China Sea -- Financial Times
Navy will challenge Chinese territorial claims in South China Sea -- Navy Times
US Navy Ready to Sail Within 12 Nautical Miles of China's Artificial Islands in the South China Sea -- The Diplomat
US mulls sailing near disputed South China Sea islands -- Al Jazeera
U.S., Australian Officials Speak Out Against Unilateral Actions in South China Sea -- USNI News
U.S. Pacific Fleet commander issues warning on South China Sea -- UPI
US Commander Warns China Against ‘Revising’ International Law in the South China Sea -- The Diplomat