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发帖数: 22479 | 1 https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/us-sails-south-china-sea/index.
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US Navy sails past contested islands in South China Sea amid U.S.-China
tensions
(CNN) — The United States sailed a warship close to disputed islands in the
South China Sea on Sunday, a move that is bound to draw the ire of Beijing
and comes amid heightened US-China tensions over a broad range of issues.
Two US officials told CNN that the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur
sailed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the Spratly
Islands as part of what the US Navy calls "freedom of navigation operations,
" which are meant to enforce the right of free passage in international
waters.
"US Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including
the South China Sea. All operations are designed in accordance with
international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and
operate wherever international law allows," a US defense official told CNN.
The freedom of navigation operations "challenge excessive maritime claims
and demonstrate our commitment to uphold the rights, freedoms, and uses of
the sea and airspace guaranteed to all nations under international law," the
official added.
While the Navy conducts such freedom of navigation operations all over the
world, China is particularly sensitive about the operations when they come
near areas where the Chinese government has built islands and established
military facilities on disputed maritime features.
The last such freedom of navigation operation took place in May when the US
Navy sailed two warships within 12 miles of four of the Paracel Islands in
the South China Sea.
China claims both the Spratly and the Paracel islands however those claims
are rejected by much of the international community.
The US has long slammed what it calls China's militarization of these
islands, with US officials accusing Beijing of deploying missiles and
electronic jamming equipment there.
Earlier this week, the US flew B-52 bombers over the South China Sea and
East China Sea, areas considered sensitive by the Chinese military.
The flights drew a protest from Beijing, which labeled them provocative.
On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis tried to downplay tensions
between the US and China, saying missions like the B-52 flights and Sunday's
operation were "nothing out of the ordinary."
"There's nothing out of the ordinary about it, nor about our ship sailing
through there," Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. "I've noticed that
other nations have also incurred certain diplomatic wrath out of Beijing for
sailing their ships through. It's international waters, folks."
But Sunday's sailing of a warship by the Spratly Islands is bound to draw a
protest from the Chinese government and comes amid heightened tensions
between Beijing and Washington.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused China of attempting to
interfere in the 2018 US elections, and the countries are embroiled in a
high-profile trade dispute.
In the last 10 days, the Chinese government denied a US Navy warship
permission to visit Hong Kong, the US sanctioned a Chinese defense entity
over its purchase of Russian-made weapons, the State Department approved a
military equipment sale to Taiwan, and a high-ranking Chinese naval officer
canceled a meeting with his American counterpart.
"We're sorting out, obviously, a period with some tension there, trade
tension and all, so we'll get to the bottom of it," Mattis said Wednesday
when asked about the tensions. "But I don't think that we're seeing a
fundamental shift in anything. We're just going through one of those
periodic points where we've got to learn to manage our differences." | a*******m
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看美国人尿不尿？ 哈哈 | S*********e
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【在 P****R 的大作中提到】
: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/30/politics/us-sails-south-china-sea/index.
: html
: US Navy sails past contested islands in South China Sea amid U.S.-China
: tensions
: (CNN) — The United States sailed a warship close to disputed islands in the
: South China Sea on Sunday, a move that is bound to draw the ire of Beijing
: and comes amid heightened US-China tensions over a broad range of issues.
: Two US officials told CNN that the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur
: sailed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson reefs in the Spratly
: Islands as part of what the US Navy calls "freedom of navigation operations,
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么办
【在 a*******m 的大作中提到】
: 中国为啥让大炮走个火，或者提前在海里扔点破渔网，或者调一堆渔船过来掺和一下？
: 看美国人尿不尿？ 哈哈
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中华民国国庆节美军会有什么动作？
【在 m***6 的大作中提到】
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