Protest China over US ships in the South China Sea

Beijing lays claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, despite the international arbitration of 2016. which did not give him the right.

China has protested against the presence of two US warships after an incident in the South China Sea on Sunday, a zone that is eligible for more countries.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reported that two US vessels, the Higgins destroyer and the Antietam cruiser, approached Paracel Islands (Xisha in China), which China is entitled to.The Chinese Navy ordered them to leave and expel them, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The US Navy regularly carries out "Freedom of Navigation" operations in the South China Sea, where Beijing builds military installations on artificial islands to support territorial claims.US to stop 'provocation'Nearly a third of world trade takes place in this strategic zone.Beijing lays claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, despite the international arbitration of 2016. which did not give him the right.

The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan are also eligible for the different parts of the zone."China strongly urges the United States to immediately end this type of provocation, which violates Chinese sovereignty and threatens its security," Lu said.Beijing, on the other hand, put rockets on the Spratley Archery, located south of the Paracel Archipelago in early May, the US CNBC reported, citing sources close to the security services.

• 28 May, 2018
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