The Navy said all interactions between destroyer USS Rafael Peralta and the Chinese navy were safe and professional.
A U.S. Navy destroyer encountered Chinese navy ships on a Western Pacific patrol last month, Newsweek has learned, in a sign that China's forces were regularly operating further from its shores.The 9,700-ton USS Rafael Peralta interacted with Chinese naval vessels while on deployment, U.S. Seventh Fleet spokesperson Cdr. Megan Greene told Newsweek in an emailed response. The interactions were 'safe and professional,' she said.
Guam is home to three major bases used by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. It is 1,500-1,700 miles from Taiwan and the contested waters of the East and South China Seas, making it an ideal staging area for American military power projection.China and Russia 'are authorized in accordance with customary international law to conduct operations in international airspace and international waters,' Greene said. 'At no point in time were any activities deemed to pose a threat to the U.
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