US ship sails near South China Sea islands again
BEIJING, July 16 A US Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the US Navy said, its second such “freedom of navigation” operation in a week in the South China Sea. On Wednesday, China’s military said it...
Updated At : 01:01 PM Jul 17, 2022 IST
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BEIJING, July 16
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A US Navy destroyer sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands on Saturday, the US Navy said, its second such “freedom of navigation” operation in a week in the South China Sea.
On Wednesday, China’s military said it had “driven away” the same ship, the USS Benfold, when it sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands. The US regularly carries out what it calls freedom of navigation operations in the sea. — AP
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