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The fact that the United States Navy brought the destroyer USS John McCain to the South China Sea to participate in the exercises enraged China. According to the sheet Global times, on 9-10, the Chinese side said aloud that Washington had acted without “asking permission.”
On 9 October, the spokesman for the Chinese Army’s War Zone South, Colonel Truong Nam Dong, protested that the United States had brought the USS John McCain closer to the Paracel Islands (under the sovereignty of Vietnam, under Chinese control. Occupation not authorized) without prior notice to Beijing.
“We call on the United States to immediately stop such provocations and to strictly control and restrict military operations at sea and in the air,” Truong wrote on WeChat.
Destroyer (capable of carrying guided missiles) USS John McCain of the United States Navy. Photo: REUTERS
Before that, on the same day 9-10, the news agency Reuters The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John McCain (capable of carrying guided missiles) conducted a “freedom of navigation” exercise in waters near the Paracel Islands, according to the report.
The US Navy’s Seventh Fleet stated that the exercise “demonstrates that the waters (ie the waters of the Paracel Islands – PV) are outside the area where China can legally claim territorial waters.” “.
Repeating Beijing’s rhetoric, Zhang accused the United States of regularly sending military ships to the South China Sea to show strength, increase its presence in the region and infringe on so-called “sovereignty and national interests.” from China in the South China Sea.
Zhang also said that the Pentagon’s actions are damaging peace and stability in the region, it is an act of “military provocation and blatant hegemony.”
The representative of the Chinese army also stated that this force would take “all necessary measures to protect national security.”
According to Chinese media, after detecting activities of the USS John McCain in the South China Sea, the country’s military sent ships and planes to monitor the US military ship.
This development is just part of a series of tense clashes between the United States and China in the South China Sea.
On the basis of so-called “historical rights”, China illegally claims almost the entire area of the South China Sea.
The Government of Vietnam has always held the view that Vietnam has long held undisputed sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, as well as sovereign and jurisdictional rights in many areas of the South China Sea. compliance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982).
In mid-July, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally rejected China’s unreasonable claims about the South China Sea. Many of Washington’s allies also openly rejected Beijing’s claims.
In 2020, the administration of US President Donald Trump steps up operations in the South China Sea, opposing Beijing’s use of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase aggression in the region.
(PLO) – Foreign Minister Vuong Nghi is about to undertake a “charming attack” trip to various ASEAN countries as the United States and the Mekong River countries raise the level of cooperation .
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