US Navy Hits Back After China Accuses It of Having 'Illegally Intruded'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "As long as some countries continue to claim and assert limits on rights that exceed their authority under international law, the United States will continue to defend the rights and freedoms of the sea guaranteed to all.
47% : "The operations demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows - regardless of the location of excessive maritime claims and regardless of current events," the statement said.
47% : China claims that it owns the South China Sea, even though a 2016 ruling from the United Nations refuted that claim, according to NBC.
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 Chinese military's Southern Theater said, according to Fox News.

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