In a statement, China claims the USS Milius — a guided-missile destroyer — entered China's territorial waters without permission, with the US insisting it 'was not expelled' and would continue to conduct 'routine operations'.
abc.net.au/news/china-us-warship-south-china-sea-beijing-washington/102137312China's military says it monitored and drove away a US destroyer that had illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.
In a statement, Beijing said the USS Milius — a guided-missile destroyer — had entered China's territorial waters without permission on Thursday."The USS Milius is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea and was not expelled," a statement from the US Navy 7th Fleet said.
"[We] organised sea and air forces to track and monitor [the ship], in accordance with the law and warned it to leave," Mr Tian said in a statement. Beijing has shown more aggression in recent years when it comes to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. "The theatre forces will maintain a high state of alert at all times and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security and peace and stability in the South China Sea."
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