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发帖数: 1492 | 1 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in
international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive
action last week to avoid a collision with a Chinese navy ship maneuvering
nearby, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Friday.
The incident on December 5 involving the USS Cowpens came at a time of
heightened tensions between the United States and China following Beijing's
declaration of an Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea.
The Pacific Fleet statement did not offer details about what led to the near
-collision. But it did say the incident underscored the need for the "
highest standards of professional seamanship, including communications
between vessels, to mitigate the risk of an unintended incident or mishap."
Beijing declared the air defense zone over the East China Sea late last
month and demanded that aircraft flying through the area provide it with
flight plans and other information.
The United States and its allies rejected the Chinese demand and have
continued to fly military aircraft into the zone, which includes air space
over a small group of islands claimed by China but currently administered by
Tokyo.
In the midst of the tensions over the air defense zone, China deployed its
only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, to the South China Sea for maneuvers.
Beijing claims most of the South China Sea and is involved in territorial
disputes in the region with several of its neighbors.
(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Jim Loney) | d****o
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