U.S._ Navy conducts warship passage in South China Sea amid Beijing tensions

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Navy conducts warship passage in South China Sea amid Beijing tensions

Destroyer operation comes days after McCarthy-Tsai meeting in U.S.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducts routine underway operations. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (Courtesy of Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet) more >


By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times - Monday, April 10, 2023


A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through a disputed area of the South China Sea on Monday, pushing back against territorial claims by China amid rising bilateral tensions, the 7th Fleet said in a statement.

The destroyer USS Milius sailed near Mischief Reef, part of the Spratly Islands where China has built up several military bases and deployed missiles in recent years.

The warship made the “freedom of navigation operation” (FONOP) within 12 nautical miles of the reef and then continued operations nearby, 7th Fleet spokesman Lt. Luka Bakic said, in a symbolic demonstration to uphold “the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea.”

The USS Milius, he added, “demonstrated that Mischief Reef, a low-tide elevation in its natural state, is not entitled to a territorial sea under international law.”

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