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The US says sailing near disputed islands was a ‘freedom of navigation operation’ while China calls it ‘illegal’.
The United States has sent a ship through the northern South China Sea near the disputed Paracel Islands in a move condemned by China.
The USS Benfold travelled near the archipelago of more than 100 reefs and islands, which are occupied by China and claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, in a “freedom of navigation operation” the US said was necessary to assert rights and…
