The US Navy said its guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a navigational rights and freedoms mission in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands
precision strikes against Taiwan in military drills around the island amid growing tensions between China and the U.S. in the region."At the conclusion of the operation, USS Milius exited the excessive claim area and continued operations in the South China Sea," a U.S. Navy statement said. "This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea.
China claims vast swathes of the area that overlap with exclusive economic zones of various countries, including the Philippines. Trillions of dollars in trade flow every year through the waterway. Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Writing by Bernard Orr; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Jamie Freed
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