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The article states that a U.S. Navy patrol led by the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of Subi Reef off of a series of artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea on October 26, 2015. According to the article, the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama was under pressure to counter Chinese efforts to alter the balance of power in Asia and establish freedom of navigation near the disputed islands. The article states that Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi warned the U.S. against taking what it called reckless action in the region.

The article reports on the statement issued by U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter regarding the intervention of the U.S. in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea.

The article reports on the calls made by the U.S. and China for support from its allies in their maritime standoff over the South China Sea at a series of high-level meetings in 2015.

The article reports that the U.S. government has reached consensus that the U.S. Navy should patrol near Chinese-built artificial islands in the South Chine Sea to challenge China's territorial claims there despite pledge by Chinese President Xi Jinping that they will not militarize the islands.

The article reports on the warning by U.S. officials that China has dramatically expanded its construction of artificial island in the disputed South China Sea in 2015.

The article reports on two U.S. B-52 bomber aircrafts that flew near a cluster of Chinese-built artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on November 8, 2015, according to Army Major Dave Eastburn, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command.