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[email protected] Tel: 86-10-62752344 Web: http://scspi.pku.edu.cn / http://www.scspi.org/ Twitter: @SCS_PI © Copyright 2019 SCSPI. All Rights Reserved i CONTENT About SCSPI ................................................................................................................. ii Foreword ........................................................................................................................ 1 Ⅰ. US Unilateral Military Exercises in the South China Sea and Neighboring Areas 3 Ⅱ. US Bilateral and Multilateral Joint