China Tracks USS Charleston Near Disputed Shoal — SkimNews
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- PLA Navy sent forces to monitor the USS Charleston during a patrol in a South China Sea hotspot, Beijing announced.
- Beijing labeled the US warship's presence near Xianbin Jiao as an 'illegal intrusion' into waters it claims as its own.
Why it matters: Beijing's public characterization of a routine US patrol as an 'illegal intrusion' sharpens the diplomatic confrontation over Xianbin Jiao, a shoal both China and the US claim navigational rights to, escalating rhetorical pressure on future freedom-of-navigation transits.
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