The two B-1B Lancers had earlier trained with Japanese jet fighters in the neighbouring East China Sea. (Supplied: Reuters/US Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ethan Morgan)
ABC News Online: South China Sea: US bombers challenge China territorial claim with bombers flight
Two US bombers have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force has said, asserting the right to treat the region as international territory despite China's claim to virtually all of the waterway.
The flight by the B-1B Lancer bombers from Guam on Thursday came as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for a meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Germany.
The two Lancers that made the flight had earlier trained with Japanese jet fighters in the neighbouring East China Sea, the first time the two forces had conducted joint night-time drills.
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