US Navy denies Chinese claims of expelling American warship from South China Sea.

The US Navy has denied that the USS Milius was expelled from China's maritime territory around the Paracel Islands, contradicting claims by China's Southern Theatre Command. The 7th Fleet confirmed that the destroyer was conducting routine operations in the South China Sea and was not expelled. The US will continue to operate wherever international law allows. The Milius was not conducting a freedom of navigation operation at the time of the incident.