China Claims To Have Expelled US Warship From The South China Sea

The USS John S. McCain is seen in a file photo. The guided-missile destroyer passed through the Spratly Islands on Tuesday as part of a freedom of navigation operation 

Global Times: PLA expels US warship trespassing South China Sea 

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Tuesday warned away a US warship that trespassed the South China Sea, leading analysts to say the PLA has again demonstrated its control over the region and ability to safeguard national sovereignty and security. 

US destroyer USS John S. McCain trespassed into waters near China's Nansha Islands without the authorization of the Chinese government, and the PLA Southern Theater Command organized naval and aerial forces, and warned and expelled it, said Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson at the PLA Southern Theater Command, in a statement. 

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WNU Editor: The US is denying these Chinese claims .... Navy rejects China's claim it 'expelled' US warship from disputed South China Sea (Stars and Stripes). 

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