The operation was carried out by US destroyer Preble [File: MC3 Alexander Tidd/Navy Visual News Service/EPA]
Reuters: U.S. warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world’s two biggest economies.
The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan.
The U.S. destroyer Preble carried out the operation, a U.S. military spokesman told Reuters.
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Update: US says warship sails in South China Sea amid trade tensions (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: Expect a Chinese response soon.
