After South China Sea ruling, Pentagon will avoid stoking tensions with Beijing

The U.S. military, whose shows of force in the Pacific have incensed Chinese leaders over the past year, will embrace a restrained response to a sweeping new ruling against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, current and former officials said Tuesday.

While U.S. officials reject Beijing’s attempts to assert its control over a vast swath of sea, they are equally eager to avoid confrontation with a rising military power that is a powerful actor in global commerce and finance.

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