The United States has said it would like to see more international participation in freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea. China has protested against US warships that entered the South China Sea and sailed on a planned "freedom of navigation" operation near the Paracel Islands, a chain that is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement it was "deeply concerned" about the passage through waters close to its territory of what Beijing called an "unsafe military operation".
China has protested against US warships that entered the South China Sea and sailed on a planned "freedom of navigation" operation near the Paracel Islands, a chain that is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement it was "deeply concerned" about the passage through waters close to its territory of what Beijing called an "unsafe military operation".