A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through the South China Sea on Monday, which Beijing claims as its own.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius sailed within 12 nautical miles, the internationally recognized limit of a nation’s territorial waters, of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands.China has claimed vast amounts of territory within the South China Sea and has claimed the territorial waters are theirs, though the United States disputes those claims of sovereignty.
"The United States upholds freedom of navigation for all nations as a principle," it continued."As long as some countries continue to claim and assert limits on rights that exceed their authority under international law, the United States will continue to defend the rights and freedoms of the sea guaranteed to all."
"China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters," said Air Force Senior Col. Tian Junli, the spokesperson for the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command, on Monday."The troops of the PLA Southern Theater Command will always stay on high alert and resolutely safeguard China's national sovereignty and security, as well as peace and stability in the South China Sea.
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