October 12, 2020
China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea
China said it dispatched ships and planes to track the U.S.
guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain as it passed near Chinese-held
islands in the South China Sea.To get more China breaking news, you can visit shine news official website.
The
People’s Liberation Army accused the U.S. warship of trespassing into
Chinese territorial waters on Friday near the Paracel Islands — called
Xisha by China — during the latest freedom of navigation missions by the
U.S. Navy aimed at defying China’s vast claims in the strategic
waterway.Spokesperson for the PLA’s Southern Theater Command Col. Zhang
Nandong said Beijing demanded the U.S. end such actions, calling them
"blatant navigation hegemony and military provocation†that "seriously
violated China’s sovereignty and security interests, and gravely
jeopardized peace and stability in the South China Sea.â€"We urges the US
side to immediately stop such kind of provocative actions, strictly
manage and control its maritime and air military operations so as not to
cause any eventuality,†Zhang was quoted as saying by the official
Xinhua News Agency.
China claims sovereignty over virtually
the entire South China Sea, which is also claimed in whole or in part by
Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam. Frictions
between China and Indonesia have also increased over activities by
China’s fishing vessels, the coast guard and navy within Indonesia’s
exclusive economic zone.China ignored a 2016 arbitration ruling that
invalidated most of its territorial claims in the South China Sea, but
has encountered persistent pushback from the U.S., its allies and
China’s Southeast Asian neighbors over its moves to cement its control
in the disputed area.
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