U.S. curtailing South China Sea "operations"

The Pentagon turned down a recent request from the U.S. military to sail near China's reclaimed islands in the South China Sea, a senior defense official told CNN Wednesday.


Freedom of navigation operations near the Spratly Islands, which occurred frequently during the Obama administration, have not taken place since President Donald Trump assumed office.

The diminished presence of U.S. vessels in waters claimed by China is a sign the United States and China reached a compromise on a dispute that worsened relations in 2016, an agreement that some analysts are describing as a U.S. concession to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
 [upi.com]
4/5/17