China claims a US destroyer breached its territorial waters."

 "China claims a US destroyer breached its territorial waters."

This most recent declaration was made in reference to a joint patrol between US and Philippine military that has been underway since Tuesday, and it comes days after China accused the Philippines of using "foreign forces" to monitor the South China Sea.

 

The Chinese military used its air force and navy to "track, monitor, and warn" the ship, according to a post on the Southern Theater Command's official WeChat account.

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It said that the event "proves that the United States is a full-blown 'security risk creator' in the South China Sea."

The most recent declaration was made a few days after China, citing coordinated patrols between US and Philippine military since Tuesday, said that the Philippines was using "foreign forces" to monitor the South China Sea.

The US State Department said that during "candid" discussions between the US and China earlier this month over maritime matters, including the disputed South China Sea, the US side expressed its worries about "dangerous and unlawful" acts by the Chinese. He stated.