US warship sails near Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands
SOURCE : AL JAZEERA, REUTERS
06 February 2021
A US warship has sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea in a freedom of navigation operation, the US Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
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