The following is the Feb. 2, 2015 letter from Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work asking the Pentagon not to send a U.S. carrier strike group (CSG) to a visit to China.
Document: John McCain Letter Asking Pentagon Not to Send U.S. Carrier to China
February 5, 2015 7:19 PM
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