PoliticalChic
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Can you imagine that moron, several posts up....doubting me????
Today:
"A US warship has sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea to challenge efforts to limit freedom of access, the Pentagon said.
The mission aimed at countering "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", the Pentagon said.
"This operation challenged attempts by the three claimants - China, Taiwan and Vietnam - to restrict navigation rights and freedoms," around the islands, said spokesman Capt Jeff Davis.
According to the statement, the USS Curtis Wilbur destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island. No Chinese vessels were in the area at the time, the Pentagon said.
But a Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of violating Chinese law "by entering Chinese territorial waters without prior permission".
South China Sea: US warship sails near disputed island - BBC News
Today:
"A US warship has sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea to challenge efforts to limit freedom of access, the Pentagon said.
The mission aimed at countering "excessive maritime claims of parties that claim the Paracel Islands", the Pentagon said.
"This operation challenged attempts by the three claimants - China, Taiwan and Vietnam - to restrict navigation rights and freedoms," around the islands, said spokesman Capt Jeff Davis.
According to the statement, the USS Curtis Wilbur destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island. No Chinese vessels were in the area at the time, the Pentagon said.
But a Chinese foreign ministry accused the US of violating Chinese law "by entering Chinese territorial waters without prior permission".
South China Sea: US warship sails near disputed island - BBC News