The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) © U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kurtis A. Hatcher / Navy.mil
Reuters: China opposes U.S. naval patrols in South China Sea
China said on Tuesday it opposed action by other countries under the pretext of freedom of navigation that undermined its sovereignty, after a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the contested South China Sea.
The U.S. navy said the strike group, including the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson, began "routine operations" in the South China Sea on Saturday amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway.
"China always respects the freedom of navigation and overflight all countries enjoy under international law," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing.
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US' South China Sea naval patrols threaten sovereignty: Beijing -- Straits Times
South China Sea: Beijing Unwilling to Go Down Without a Fight Amid US-Led FONOP -- Sputnik
‘Threatening & damaging’: Beijing hits out at US patrols in South China Sea -- RT
China On Edge as U.S. Aircraft Carrier Exercises in South China Sea -- Bill Gertz, National Interest
China wants foreign submarines to stop traveling below the surface in the vast waters it claims -- Quartz
China may ban submarines from East and South China Seas -- News.com.au
Will China Go To War With US? South China Sea Patrol By American Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Begins -- International Business Times
How ‘routine’ are the new US patrols in the South China Sea? -- Logan Connor, Southeast Asia Globe
More News On China Condemning U.S. Naval Patrols In South China Sea
US' South China Sea naval patrols threaten sovereignty: Beijing -- Straits Times
South China Sea: Beijing Unwilling to Go Down Without a Fight Amid US-Led FONOP -- Sputnik
‘Threatening & damaging’: Beijing hits out at US patrols in South China Sea -- RT
China On Edge as U.S. Aircraft Carrier Exercises in South China Sea -- Bill Gertz, National Interest
China wants foreign submarines to stop traveling below the surface in the vast waters it claims -- Quartz
China may ban submarines from East and South China Seas -- News.com.au
Will China Go To War With US? South China Sea Patrol By American Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Begins -- International Business Times
How ‘routine’ are the new US patrols in the South China Sea? -- Logan Connor, Southeast Asia Globe
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