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Navy destroyer challenges China in South China Sea
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Date: January 25th, 2022 12:57 PM Author: razzle-dazzle impertinent partner Ensures there will be a crisis in every part of the world in 2022.
Hong Kong (CNN)A United States Navy guided missile destroyer challenged Chinese claims of sovereignty in and around islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, with a Navy statement saying such claims violate international law and "pose a serious threat to the freedom of the seas."
The USS Benfold sailed around the Paracel Islands, known as the Xisha Islands in China, in what the Navy calls a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP), Lt. Mark Langford, spokesperson for the US 7th Fleet, said in the statement. The Paracels are a collection of 130 small coral islands and reefs in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. They have no indigenous population to speak of, only Chinese military garrisons amounting to 1,400 people, according to the CIA Factbook.
The islands are also claimed by Vietnam and self-ruled Taiwan but in Chinese hands for more than 46 years. The islands have been fortified with People's Liberation Army (PLA) military installations.
The US Navy statement said the Benfold also challenged the claims of Vietnam and Taiwan.
"All three claimants require either permission or advance notification before a military vessel engages in 'innocent passage' through the territorial sea. Under international law ... the ships of all states -- including their warships -- enjoy the right of innocent passage through the territorial sea. The unilateral imposition of any authorization or advance-notification requirement for innocent passage is unlawful," the US Navy statement said. Asserting freedom of navigation rights involves sailing within the 12-mile territorial limit from a nation's coastline recognized by international law.
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Date: January 25th, 2022 12:58 PM Author: hideous church philosopher-king I liked “Brick” and all but didn’t realize we were naming navy ships after that one hit wonder from the ‘90s (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844647) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:03 PM Author: internet-worthy deer antler (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844668) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 9:59 PM Author: Floppy Hyperventilating Casino Haunted Graveyard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43847794) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 12:59 PM Author: Sadistic wonderful stain university We send destroyers there monthly lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844654) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:26 PM Author: razzle-dazzle impertinent partner China might decide on a destroyer stand-off this year as a way of helping Russia by tying down some of the Navy in the Pacific. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844757) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:28 PM Author: splenetic step-uncle's house XO is so retared abt china its sick (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844768) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:01 PM Author: splenetic step-uncle's house China shld send ships off CA, furk the US. And lol at them technically violating the "rights" of Taiwan and Vietnam too. Such an arrogant stupid country, why cant they fix their own probs instead of trying to start conflict with 180 CHINA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844661) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:03 PM Author: Sadistic wonderful stain university China can't send ships off CA, they don't have enough fuel lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844672) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:28 PM Author: splenetic step-uncle's house oh whoaaa u mean they arent a warmongering shithole state that spends more on its BS military operating arnd the world than its own ppl? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844767) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:02 PM Author: sable soul-stirring office this is also 180. I like how the military is taking control from old man Biden and making the moves that need to be made. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844664) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:03 PM Author: splenetic step-uncle's house stfu u retard, the US has been doing this shit for years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844667) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:04 PM Author: sable soul-stirring office we've done it a couple times. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43844673) |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 1:28 PM Author: dashing lettuce Biden doing an amazing job across the board.
Go Joe! |
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Date: January 25th, 2022 9:10 PM Author: Adventurous massive temple LMAO, poor sailors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5016476&forum_id=2#43847496) |