Protest against US warship at Mischief Reef

China has protested the course of the US destroyer USS Benfold into waters surrounding the Beijing-controlled Mischief Reef in the South China Sea. The voyage is said to happen without Beijing’s consent. The Chinese military’s Southern Command has therefore organized “air and naval forces to track, monitor and expel” the destroyer, the South China Morning Post reported.

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