Us China Tension: Amid rising tensions between the United States and China in the South China Sea, a Chinese vessel unsafely overtook an American vessel. Both the ships were just 150 meters apart. After this the Chinese ship left from there.
Regarding the incident, the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the Chinese Navy ship coming in front of our warship only proves that China wants a confrontation. If it is so, then America will definitely answer. For the second time in a week, a provocative act has been done by China. The statement said that the Beijing ship passed the American Chung-Hoon destroyer in an unsafe manner, during which the Chinese ship had entered the danger zone. However, the American ship reduced its speed to avoid any untoward incident.
‘America follows international laws’
The US military said about the incident that wherever international law allows, American aircraft fly safely and responsibly. The US alleged that the Chinese ship acted in an unsafe manner and violated maritime rules of safe passage in international waters. This is the second close encounter between US and Chinese military assets in less than 10 days. In such a situation, the tension between the two countries can increase once again.
‘China will have to rein itself’
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin described the incident as extremely dangerous. “I call on the (Chinese) leadership to do the really right thing to rein in this kind of conduct, because I think accidents can happen, things can get out of control,” Austin told reporters in Singapore. Are.
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