South China Sea

US destroyer sailing near Spratly Islands is exercising navigational rights

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US destroyer sailing near Spratly Islands is exercising navigational rights

USS PREBLE. An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off from the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble after refueling.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Tidd/via Wikimedia Commons

The passage taken by the USS Preble challenges restrictions on 'innocent passage' imposed by the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Vietnam with claims to the Spratly Islands, it says in a statement

BEIJING, China – The United States destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) has exercised navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near the disputed Spratly Islands, in accordance with international law, the US Navy said on Friday.

The passage taken by the USS Preble, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, challenges restrictions on “innocent passage” imposed by the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, and Vietnam with claims to the Spratly Islands, it said in a statement.

The navy called unilateral imposition of any authorization or advance notification requirement for such passage “unlawful.” – Rappler.com

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