Angered Beijing Summons U.S. Ambassador To Protest Navy's Actions

The Chinese government has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest the sailing of a U.S. Navy ship close to artificial islands claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, reports Time magazine.

Max Baucus, the U.S. ambassador to Beijing, was summoned on Tuesday to explain what China calls a territorial incursion.

Earlier that day, the USS Lassen began what the U.S. calls a freedom of navigation mission in the Spratly islands, coming within 12 nautical miles of the Mischief and...