China accuses U.S. of 'illegally intruding' its waters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said the ship 'was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law' in the latest dust-up with ChinaPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed to an expansion of the U.S. military presence in the country early this year and launched joint sea and air patrols with the United States late last month.
51% : The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet said the ship 'was conducting routine operations in international waters ... consistent with international law.'Chinese and Philippine naval and coast guard ships have confronted each other repeatedly around the shoal in the Spratly Islands in recent months as China tries to prevent the Philippines from resupplying and repairing a rusting warship that it intentionally ran aground in 1999 to serve as a military outpost.
42% : 'The U.S. deliberately disrupted the situation in the South China Sea, seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, seriously undermined regional peace and stability, and seriously violated international law and basic norms governing international relations, fully demonstrating that the U.S. is the biggest threat to peace and stability in the South China Sea,' the statement from the Chinese military's Southern Theater said.

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