Beijing has hit back at the U.S. after Washington sailed a guided-missile destroyer near the disputed Huangyan Island—otherwise known as Scarborough Shoal—last Wednesday without permission from the Chinese government.
The USS Hooper warship was spotted within 12 nautical miles of the island and described as part of "routine" operations in international waters by the Pentagon. However, on Monday China's ruling Communist Party’s official media outlet Global Times responded with a commentary that threatened Washington with “complete humiliation†if it continued to "provocations" in the South China Sea.
“China has exercised restraint against U.S. provocations in the South China Sea, but there are limits. If the U.S. doesn't stop its provocations, China will militarize the islands sooner or later,†the editorial read, in a report titled “U.S. no longer predominates in South China Seaâ€.
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