United States Denies China's Claim that Its Ship Illegally Entered Territorial Waters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The U.S. Navy promptly denied the allegation, saying its vessel was conducting routine operations in international waters in the South China Sea, which it said is consistent with international law.
49% : Meanwhile, the Philippine Coast Guard reports that more than 135 Chinese boats are operating in the Philippines' 'exclusive economic zone.'The United States said on Dec. 4 that one of its naval vessels was operating in the South China Sea in accordance with international law despite China's claim that the warship had "illegally" entered its territorial waters.
35% : "The United States has deliberately disrupted the South China Sea, seriously violated China's sovereignty and security, severely undermined regional peace and stability, and seriously violated international law and basic norms governing international relations," the PLA stated.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.