The USS Gabrielle Giffords (top) conducts operations near a Chinese survey vessel in the South China Sea on July 1. Washington has hardened its position on the South China Sea and rejected most of Beijing’s claims to the resource-rich waterway. Photo: US Navy
The USS Gabrielle Giffords (top) conducts operations near a Chinese survey vessel in the South China Sea on July 1. Washington has hardened its position on the South China Sea and rejected most of Beijing’s claims to the resource-rich waterway. Photo: US Navy