
China accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability after the USS Charleston entered waters near the disputed Spratly Islands without approval.
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China claims indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, a heavily contested waterway.
China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the littoral combat ship USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around the Sabina Shoal “without approval”, said the People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command Navy spokesman Yin Gang.
The Chinese navy monitored and followed the Charleston, Yin said.
China holds “indisputable sovereignty” over the Spratly Islands and the US action was “detrimental to regional peace and stability”, he added, demanding Washington immediately cease such activities.

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