CHINA-US: CHINA PROTESTS AT US NAVY DESTROYER CHAFEE SAILING IN SOUTH CHINA SEA

The US Navy guided missile destroyer USS Chafeee sailed near the Paracel, islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on October 10, 2017 provoking, a Chinese response. China’s Defense Ministry said on October 11, that a warship, two fighter jets and a helicopter had scrambled to warn the US ship away, adding it had infringed upon China’s sovereignty and security with its “provocation”. It said China would further strengthen its naval and air defenses and “We demand the U.S. side earnestly take steps to correct its mistakes.” Speaking earlier at a daily news briefing in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China had lodged “stern representations” with the United States, and reiterated that the Paracels were Chinese territory. “China will continue to take resolute measures to protect Chinese sovereign territory and maritime interests. China urges the U.S. to conscientiously respect China’s sovereign territory and security interests, conscientiously respect the efforts regional countries have made to protect peace and stability in the South China Sea, and stop these wrong actions.”





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