US warship challenges South China Sea claim
- 5 years ago
While the United States and China resumed their trade talks in Beijing, a US warship sailed near the disputed Beijing-claimed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, January 7.
The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation to challenge China’s “excessive maritime claims” in the area. China says it sent ships and aircraft to identify and warn off the US ship.
The two-day trade meetings in Beijing are being held during a 90-day truce in the ongoing US-China trade war. The countries are expected to hold another high-level meeting later this month on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
(Photo: US Navy)
The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation to challenge China’s “excessive maritime claims” in the area. China says it sent ships and aircraft to identify and warn off the US ship.
The two-day trade meetings in Beijing are being held during a 90-day truce in the ongoing US-China trade war. The countries are expected to hold another high-level meeting later this month on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
(Photo: US Navy)