US destroyer shadowed by Chinese military during freedom of navigation operation
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foxnews.comA guided-missile destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea Tuesday in the latest message from the U.S.
to Beijing over its disputed territory in the Spratly Islands. An official told Fox News the USS John S. McCain sailed by Gaven Reef and Johnson South Reef, which have both been claimed by China and fortified with weapons in recent years. "This freedom of navigation operation ("FONOP") upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan," the 7th Fleet Public Affairs wrote in a statement. "All interactions with foreign military forces were consistent with international norms and did.
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