Another US Warship Sails Through South China Sea Stepping Up Challenges To Chinese-Claimed Islands

FILE PHOTO: USS Russell © Wikipedia 

CNN: US steps up challenges to Chinese-claimed islands in South China Sea 

Hong Kong (CNN)A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the second such sailing in as many weeks, as the Biden administration steps up the US' military presence in the disputed waters. 

In a so-called freedom of navigation operation, the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell steamed within 12 nautical miles of the Spratly Islands in the southern portion of the 1.3 million square mile waterway, almost all of which China claims as its sovereign territory. 

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WNU Editor: The aircraft carrier strike groups USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt are nearby .... Aircraft Carriers USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt Train Together in South China Sea (Aviationpros/Stars and Stripes). 

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