U.S. Navy officials denied Thursday China's Southern Theatre Command claims that the USS Milius was forced away from the contested Paracel Islands.
claimed that it forced the USS Milius, a guided-missile destroyer part of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, away from the disputed Paracel Islands.
"USS Milius is conducting routine operations in the South China Sea and was not expelled," Lt. j.g. Luka Bakic said Thursday."The United States will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows." Navy sailors remove the cover of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System of the USS Milius , a multi-mission capable guided missile destroyer ship docked at the Manila South Harbor on Aug. 18, 2012.China South Command spokesman Col. Tian Junli previously claimed that the USS Milius"illegally entered China's Xisha territorial waters without approval from the Chinese government, undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea.
An aerial view of Qilianyu islands in the Paracel chain, which China considers part of Hainan province on Aug. 10, 2018. "The theatre troops will maintain a state of high alert at all times and take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea," the spokesman said.
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