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344. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 101.
345. David Larter, ‘‘This U.S. Navy Carrier Was Set to Visit Hong Kong. Then
Beijing Pulled the Welcome Mat,’’ Navy Times, April 29, 2016; David Larter, ‘‘Chinese
State Media Blast U.S. Navy for ‘Menacing’ China’s Sea Claims,’’ Navy Times,
May 5, 2016.
346. Sam LaGrone, ‘‘First U.S. Destroyer Visits China Since South China Sea
Ruling,’’ USNI News, August 8, 2016.
347. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 98.
348. Christopher Bodeen, ‘‘Top U.S. Admiral Says China Exchanges Conditional
on Safety,’’ Associated Press, July 20, 2016; Sam LaGrone, ‘‘CNO Richardson Heading
to China,’’ USNI News, July 14, 2014.
349. Sam LaGrone, ‘‘First U.S. Destroyer Visits China Since South China Sea
Ruling,’’ USNI News, August 8, 2016.
350. Sam LaGrone, ‘‘Head of Chinese Navy Defends South China Sea Moves in
Teleconference with CNO Richardson,’’ U.S. Naval Institute, January 20, 2016;
Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs, ‘‘U.S. and Chinese Heads of Navy Hold
Video Call,’’ January 19, 2016.
351. U.S. Department of Defense, DPCT Draft Press Release, January 22, 2016.
352. U.S. Department of Defense, Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security
Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2016, April 26, 2016, 99.
353. Korea Herald, ‘‘S. Korea, U.S. to Deploy THAAD System Here by End-2017,’’
July 11, 2016; Bruce W. Bennett, ‘‘THAAD’s Effect on South Korea’s Neighbors,’’
RAND Corporation, April 5, 2016; KJ Kwon and Paula Hancocks, ‘‘South Korea,
U.S. to Discuss THAAD Missile Defense Plan,’’ CNN, February 7, 2016.
354. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng
Shuang’s Regular Press Conference on September 30, 2016, September 30, 2016.
355. Li Bao, ‘‘Top U.S. Official: Washington Seeking THAAD Dialogue with Beijing,’’
Voice of America, May 5, 2016; U.S. Department of State, Remarks at Royal
United Services Institute (RUSI) Missile Defense Conference, April 12, 2016.
356. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong
Lei’s Regular Press Conference on March 30, 2016, March 30, 2016; China’s Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Yesui: China Opposes Deployment of THAAD Missile Defense
System in ROK, February 16, 2016.
357. Bruce W. Bennett, ‘‘THAAD’s Effect on South Korea’s Neighbors,’’ RAND
Corporation, April 5, 2016.
358. Gordon Lubold, ‘‘Top U.S. Army General Seeks to Assure China on Missile
Defense System,’’ Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2016.
359. Michael Martina, Greg Torode, and Ben Blanchard, ‘‘China Scrambles Fighters
as U.S. Sails Warship Near Chinese-Claimed Reef,’’ Reuters, May 11, 2016;
Xinhua, ‘‘China Urges U.S. not to Undermine Mutual Trust,’’ January 30, 2016.
360. Government of the People’s Republic of China, Statement of the Government
of the People’s Republic of China on China’s Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime
Rights and Interests in the South China Sea, July 12, 2016; China’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of
China on the Award of 12 July 2016 of the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China
Sea Arbitration Established at the Request of the Republic of the Philippines, July
12, 2016.
361. U.S. Department of State, Decision in the Philippines-China Arbitration,
July 12, 2016.
362. Christopher Bodeen, ‘‘Top U.S. Admiral Says China Exchanges Conditional
on Safety,’’ Associated Press, July 20, 2016.
363. Chun Han Wong, ‘‘China to Continue Construction on Disputed Islands,’’
Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2016; Xinhua, ‘‘PLA Navy Chief Urges China-U.S. Cooperation
in Handling South China Sea,’’ July 18, 2016.
364. Michael Forsythe, ‘‘China Protests Sale of U.S. Arms to Taiwan,’’ New York
Times, December 17, 2015.
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