Tensions rise as US warship enters disputed South China Sea waters.
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China's defence ministry said it had to monitor and drive away the US Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. The US Navy said the guided-missile destroyer was asserting its navigational rights and freedoms. China claims vast swathes of the area that overlap with exclusive economic zones of various countries including the Philippines.
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