U.S. warship sails near disputed island in South China Sea | Reuters
▻https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-southchinasea-navy-idUSKBN19N0O0
SASEBO, Japan (Nov. 13, 2015)
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond/Released
A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official said.
The USS Stethem, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, part of the #Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the official said.
The operation was first reported by Fox News on Sunday.
It was the second “#freedom-of-navigation operation,” or “#fonop,” conducted during the presidency of Donald Trump, following a drill in late May in which a U.S. warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea.
Quand ils ne jouent pas à se faire éperonner en mer du Japon (USS Fitzgerald, DDG62) les destroyers de la classe Arleigh Burke vont jouer les provocateurs en mer de Chine méridionale (USS Stethem, DDG63)
– fin mai 2017 (précédent évoqué dans le texte), le même bâtiment avec 2 petits camarades
▻https://seenthis.net/messages/601383
– en octobre 2016 (sous le précédent président), déjà à #Triton_Island
▻https://seenthis.net/messages/535620
etc.
