Chinese military says American warship left when warned by PLATaiwan and Vietnam called out by the US Navy for requiring notice for ‘innocent passage’

Published: 8:30pm, 22 Dec, 2020 SCMP

The USS John S. McCain neared the contested Spratly Islands on Tuesday. Photo: US Navy via APThe US Navy sent a destroyer near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday to “challenge restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan”.The operation came after the United States military warned in a document last week that it would be “more assertive” against Beijing. The document set out objectives for the US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard for 2021.
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Tàu khu trục Mỹ mang tên lửa dẫn đường USS Barry (DDG-52) thực hiện chiến dịch tuần tra tự do hàng hải gần quần đảo Hoàng Sa của Việt Nam.![US warships sail in disputed South China Sea amid tensions The USS Gabrielle Giffords, a Naval littoral combat ship, travelled close to China-claimed Mischief Reef in the disputed South China Sea in recent days [File: Brynn Anderson/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/11/22/9e3d051c9fa949f5b16a068cc9cc76a1_18.jpg)






