South China Sea: China accuses US warship of violating its sovereignty
On the evening of Jan. 17, the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, the ministry said on its website on Saturday.
An airstrip, structures and buildings on China’s man-made Subi Reef in the Spratly chain of islands in the South China Sea are seen from a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force. (Source: AP/File)
China’s foreign ministry has accused a U.S. warship of entering its territorial waters without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is protected. On the evening of Jan. 17, the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea, the ministry said on its website on Saturday.
Huangyan Island is also known as the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory in the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines as well as China.
China’s navy ordered the vessel to withdraw after determining its identity, Lu Kang, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, was quoted as saying.
Lu said the ship violated China’s sovereignty and security interests and threatened the safety of China’s vessels and personnel in the vicinity.
China’s navy ordered the vessel to withdraw after determining its identity, Lu Kang, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, was quoted as saying.
Lu said the ship violated China’s sovereignty and security interests and threatened the safety of China’s vessels and personnel in the vicinity.
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