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Homeland Security

Chinese Vessels Again Harass U.S. Navy Ships

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Thursday, May 7th, 2009

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China did it again. Two Chinese fishing vessels veered dangerously close to a U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering ship, the USNS Victorious, as it moved peacefully in international waters, according to the U.S. government. The Chinese government claimed the threatening action, part of a series of provocative and risky confrontations with American warships, was because the ship was in what China claims is its exclusive economic zone in the Yellow Sea, according to the official Xinhua government news agency. "The Victorious conducted…

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