China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

A US Navy warship has sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea in a move that drew an angry reaction from Beijing.

China warns US Navy after ship sails by Chinese-built island

A US Navy warship has sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea in a move that drew an angry reaction from Beijing.

China’s foreign ministry said authorities monitored and warned the USS Lassen as it entered what China claims as a 20km territorial limit around Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, where the Philippines has competing claims.

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