Recent missile fire by the Chinese military in the South China Sea is helping to destabilize a region where several countries are fighting over the sovereignty of strategic islands, the Pentagon said Thursday.
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Carrying out military exercises in the South China Sea “has the opposite effect of easing tensions and maintaining stability. China's actions, including missile testing, further destabilize the South China Sea, ”the Pentagon ruled in a statement.