The USS Benfold (DDG 65) during moves. ©US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist second Class Daniel Barker
China 20 JANUARY 2022 (VOE WORLD) The Chinese military said maritime and flying resources were sent on Tuesday because of a purported opportunity of route mission led by the directed rocket destroyer USS Benfold in the South China Sea.
The Arleigh Burke-class transport "illicitly entered" the region close to the Paracel Islands - which Beijing calls the Xisha Islands and cases are under its sway - a representative for the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) gave an account of Thursday. The order dispatched maritime and aviation based armed forces to follow and eventually "caution off" the American warship, the representative, Colonel Tian Junli, said.
He said the entry of the boat "genuinely abused China's power and security" and cautioned that except if Washington stops such exercises, "it will bear the genuine results of unanticipated occasions."
The US Navy wouldn't promptly remark on the activity, however said it would before long make an announcement, as indicated by Reuters.
The USS Benford recently was sent to lead an opportunity of route activity (FONOP) toward the beginning of September 2021 close to the challenged Mischief Reef, which was oppressed by China to a gigantic land recovery exertion. The PLA at the time moreover announced making the US warship leave its asserted waters.
The South China Sea is one of the most active transportation courses on the planet, and China thinks of it as crucial for its public safety. Different islands there are guaranteed by territorial powers, including China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. The US doesn't uphold any country's cases and regularly cruises FONOPs to challenge Beijing's attestations of power.
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