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KUALA LUMPUR: Two US warships are operating in the South China Sea, the Navy said on Tuesday, with three regional security sources saying they were near an area of a standoff between China and Malaysia.
The US State Department has said China was taking advantage of the region’s focus on the coronavirus pandemic to “coerce its neighbours”. “All our interactions continue to be safe and professional with them,” Kacher said in a telephone interview from the USS America. “The ‘confrontation’ at sea you mention did not happen,” the foreign ministry said in a faxed response to Reuters’ questions on Monday.The Chinese survey vessel’s moves this month come as Beijing ramps up coronavirus diplomacy, donating large supplies of medical equipment and aid to Southeast Asian countries.
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