The US Navy will continue conducting a routine passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea, these time on the third series of challenges is inside a 12-mile radius.
The U.U. Navy's amphibious assault USS Bonhomme Richard
According to Reuters, the US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said Friday.
The exact timing of the exercise and which ship would travel inside a 12-nautical mile limit around a disputed island was not immediately clear.
The exact timing of the exercise and which ship would travel inside a 12-nautical mile limit around a disputed island was not immediately clear.
Report said, US next challenge to the various claims in the South China Sea could occur near Mischief Reef, the island claimed by the Philippines and which was submerged at high tide before China began a dredging project to turn it into an island in 2014.
Mischief Reef is now the site of one of three military-length airfields China has built.
The U.S and the Philippines has signed agreement in March giving the U.S access to five military bases, including ones in disputed waters, Agence France-Presse reported, Beijing reacted negatively to the increase in military relations between the U.S and the Philippines.
Mischief Reef is now the site of one of three military-length airfields China has built.
The U.S and the Philippines has signed agreement in March giving the U.S access to five military bases, including ones in disputed waters, Agence France-Presse reported, Beijing reacted negatively to the increase in military relations between the U.S and the Philippines.
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