sat 30 jan 2016, 11:04

Navy VS sail around disputed islands

WASHINGTON –

An American navy ship in the South China Sea close to islands sailed by China to be claimed.

The trip was, according to the Us department of Defence referred to the “freedom of navigation” to test who is restricted by the countries that use the islands as the property to consider. Except China that Vietnam and Taiwan.

The American ship, the USS Curtis Wilbur, run less than 20 kilometers along Triton, one of the Paracel islands. According to the Pentagon, there were at that time no Chinese vessels in the area.