No, China Did Not 'Expel' a US Warship from its Territory, Navy Says
23 Dec 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
Navy officials say China's claims that it used naval and air forces to expel a U.S. destroyer from its territory this week are false.
A senior colonel with the Chinese People's Liberation Army said Tuesday that it "expelled" the destroyer John S. McCain out of waters near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The claims were published in the Global Times, a Chinese state-run newspaper.
But Navy officials say the statement is "the latest in a long string" of Chinese efforts to misrepresent lawfu U.S. maritime operations in the region.
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