Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the u. S. Navy tested the waters in part of the south china sea, and touched off verbal combat with china. An american destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of a chinesebuilt island in disputed waters. Its part of the spratly islands, where vietnam and the philippines also have claims. Beijing rejects those claims, and it roundly criticized the u. S. Action. translated if any country has any illusions about carrying out any actions to interfere in or obstruct chinas legal, reasonable and fair activities on our territory, i urge those countries to abandon these illusions. It may make china come to the inevitable conclusion that maybe we do have to strengthen and quicken the building up of our capacities. Woodruff in
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