The USS Spruance (front) was one of two American warships to test Beijing’s patience with a “freedom of navigation” close to territory claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday. Photo: US Navy
The USS Spruance (front) was one of two American warships to test Beijing’s patience with a “freedom of navigation” close to territory claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday. Photo: US Navy
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

Beijing insists on ‘indisputable sovereignty’ over South China Sea islands as US warships test troubled waters

  • Second US ‘freedom of navigation’ exercise in five weeks stokes Chinese anger
  • Contested waters become another front in trade war between economic rivals

Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 7:50am, 12 Feb, 2019

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The USS Spruance (front) was one of two American warships to test Beijing’s patience with a “freedom of navigation” close to territory claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday. Photo: US Navy
The USS Spruance (front) was one of two American warships to test Beijing’s patience with a “freedom of navigation” close to territory claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday. Photo: US Navy
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