In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a U.S. guided mis...
FILE PHOTO: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell and the Royal Navy Type 23 ‘Duke’ Class guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll maneuver during a divisional tactics exercise in the South China Sea, January 15, 2019. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Harris/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
While similar exercises have been held in the South China Sea in the past, the combined display by four countries represents a fresh challenge to Beijing as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. Japan sent one of its two big aircraft carriers, the Izumo, while India deployed a destroyer, the INS Kolkata, and a tanker, the INS Shakti.
The U.S. Navy says it conducts such freedom of navigation operations in international waters around the world, even in seas claimed by its allies, without political considerations.
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