US warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
by Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#4FFAX)
Destroyer moved near Scarborough Reef to 'challenge excessive maritime claims', says commander of Seventh Fleet
A US warship has sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world's two biggest economies.
The destroyer USS Preble carried out the operation on Sunday, a US military spokesman said. The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, which also include a trade war, the blacklisting of tech company Huawei US sanctions and Taiwan.
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