U.S. Navy sends warship close to disputed South China Sea islands for second time in per week

The U.S. Navy on Saturday despatched a warship on a “freedom of navigation operation” (FONOP) close to disputed islands within the South China Sea for the second time in lower than per week.

The Navy mentioned it had despatched the united statesBenfold guided-missile destroyer close to the contested Spratly Islands, days after China claimed to have expelled the identical vessel from waters close to the disputed Paracel chain of islets additional north within the strategic waterway, the newest occasion of stress between the 2 nations’ armed forces.

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