BEIJING — A U.S. warship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation, the U.S. Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
The U.S. Navy said the USS John S. McCain “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel Islands, consistent with international law.”
China’s military said the U.S. is deliberately “creating tensions” and disrupting peace and stability after its warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait.
China, which claims democratically-run Taiwan as its own territory, has been angered by increased U.S. support fo…
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