Expulsion of an American destroyer from Chinese territorial waters
A representative of the joint command of the three forces (land, air and sea) of the Chinese army announced the expulsion of an American destroyer from the territorial waters of this country.
Tian Junli, a spokesman for the three forces (land, air and sea) of the Chinese army in the southern region, said in a statement: “The country's navy expelled the US guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper after illegally invading Chinese territorial waters. near the Shishu Islands in the South China Sea. According to this statement, the United States has seriously endangered China's sovereignty and security through its actions, and the incursion of a US destroyer into China's territorial waters is clear and convincing evidence proving Washington's desire for maritime hegemony and militarization of South China sea. The statement added: “The joint tri-force command of the Chinese Army in the Southern Region has deployed its naval and air forces to track, monitor and warn aggressor ships in the South China Sea and will take all necessary measures while maintaining a state of combat readiness to resolutely defend China's sovereignty and ensure national security, peace and stability in the region." Earlier, after the joint passage of an American destroyer and a Canadian escort ship through the Taiwan Strait, Beijing accused Washington of deliberately creating danger in the strait.
