US Navy denies Chinese claims of illegal South China Sea passage.
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theatre Command claimed that it had driven away the USS Milius, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, for "illegally" sailing near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. However, the US Navy 7th Fleet countered that the ship was conducting "routine operations" in accordance with international law and was not expelled.
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