US Warship Illegally Enters Its Territory In S China Sea

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US Warship Illegally Enters China - chinese foreign ministry spokesman lu kang said the warship illegally entered chinese territorial waters and the move threatened regional peace and stability...
China said on Thursday a U.S. warship had illegally entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, the latest salvo in the two nations’ dispute over Beijing’s territorial claims in the busy waterway.
China and the United States have sent their warships into the disputed waters of the South China Sea. This comes amid growing tensions between the Philippines & China at Whitsun Reef. WION's Palki tells you how these deployments raise the risk of a military conflict.
In a statement, the Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command said the USS Curtis Wilbur entered the waters near the Paracel Islands without permission, adding that its ships and planes followed the U.S. vessel.

It added that China opposed the U.S. action, which it said violated its sovereignty and undermined regional peace and stability.

South China Sea has emerged as one of many flashpoints in the testy Sino-U.S. relations, with Washington rejecting what it has called unlawful territorial claims asserted by Beijing in the resources-rich waters.

U.S. warships have passed through the South China Sea with increasing frequency in recent years, a show of force against the Chinese claims.

The U.S. Navy said later on Thursday the USS Curtis Wilbur “asserted navigational rights and freedoms” near the Paracel Islands, over which China, Taiwan and Vietnam all claim sovereignty. China is up in arms after a U.S. Navy warship sailed near an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea.
The operation near Mischief Reef on Thursday was the first "freedom of navigation" exercise under the Trump administration.
With more on this and other news around the world we turn to Ro Aram..
Aram... nearly all territories in the South China Sea are claimed by China, including reefs and islands also claimed by other nations.
Beijing is unhappy about the presence of U.S. vessels in the area, but Washington insists its navy can sail in any international waters....

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