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Asia Briefs: US navy sails near disputed islands

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WASHINGTON • A United States Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” yesterday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity,…
US navy sails near disputed islands
WASHINGTON • A United States Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” yesterday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the USS John S. McCain travelled close to Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands. China has territorial disputes with its neighbours over the area.
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