US Navy to China: We'll continue operations in South China Sea
The
U.S. will continue freedom of navigation operations in the South China
Sea, a senior Navy officer says, as the region continues to react to a
landmark Hague ruling on territorial claims in the disputed waters.
The
Obama administration has made it "absolutely clear" to China that the
U.S. will continue engaging in flights and naval activities in the
disputed waters despite objections from Beijing, Chief of Naval
Operations Adm. John Richardson said Tuesday.
This month, an international tribunal in the Hague deemed the bulk of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea to have no legal basis
under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The case was brought by a
fellow South China Sea claimant, the Philippines. China immediately
dismissed the court decision as "null and void" and said it would not
affect its claims.
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