PLA navy followed US vessel on patrol in South China Sea hotspot, Beijing says

China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the littoral combat ship USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around the Sabina Shoal “without…

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