The Chinese and US militaries have had a new run-in in the disputed South China Sea, with Beijing accusing an American warship of “illegally entering” waters near a Chinese-claimed island.
The new incident was brought to light by the Chinese military’s Southern Theater Command on Thursday, when it accused the destroyer USS ‘Curtis Wilbur’ of sailing too close to one of the disputed islands of the Paracel archipelago. The warship was followed by other US vessels and military planes, the Chinese military said.
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