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Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea - U.S. official
Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea - U.S. officials
By: #WORLD NEWSOCTOBER 10, 2017 / 2:31 PM / UPDATED 32 MINUTES AGO RE: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...ws%29&&rpc=401 USS Chafee, a US Navy destroyer which operates 100 percent on biofuel, sails about 150 miles (241 km) north of the island of Oahu during the RIMPAC Naval exercises off Hawaii July 18,2012. REUTERS/Hugh Gentry WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Chafee, a guided-missile destroyer, challenged “excessive maritime claims” near the Paracel Islands, among a string of islets, reefs and shoals over which China has territorial disputes with its neighbors. The destroyer sailed close to but not within the 12-nautical-mile territorial limits of the islands, the officials said.
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