US, China argue over naval activity in South China Sea
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Kathmandu, May 20. China issued its second protest against US naval activities in the South China Sea.
US has also given a sharp response stating that China is using illegitimate rights to navigate in the South China Sea at the cost of its neighbors.
A statement from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command has said that US has illegally entered into its territorial waters.
China accused the US of increasing regional security risks, “misunderstandings, misjudgments, and accidents at sea.” It called the ship’s maneuvers “unprofessional and irresponsible,” saying Chinese forces were determined to defend the country’s sovereign claims while maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea.
The US, however refuses China’s claim and says that they have been regularly conducting activities that is known as freedom to navigate across international waters.
China has earlier ignored claims of Vietnam and Philippines over the South China Sea as well, which was ruled invalid by an international arbitral.
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