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China says it warned and tracked U.S. warship in South China Sea
Jim, CNN Oct 27. 2015 10:48 PM ET

(CNN)-Chinese ships and aircraft warned and tacked Tuesday as it came in contested waters in the South China Sea ambassador to the United, States, told Christiance Amanpur in an exclusive interview that the U.S. operation is "a very serious provocation, politically and militarily" and the country's foreign ministry summoned Max Baucus the U.S. ambassador to China to express it's "strong discontent" over the patrol. Cui said it was a clear attempt by Washington to militarize the region. "It is a very absurd and even hypocritical position to ask others not to militarize the region while one's self is sending military wessels there so frequently,"he said. A U.S. defense official told CNN that the destroyer USS Lassen"conducted a transit" within 12 mautical miles of five reefs claimed by Beijiing, including Subi, in the Spratly Isalands on Tuesday morning.