Strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth is sailing through waters that are heavily contested between China and neighbouring countries
China’s military and state media have warned the UK against provocation as it sent a carrier strike group, led by a Royal Navy aircraft carrier, through the contested South China Sea.
A spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defence, Wu Qian, said it respected freedom of navigation but firmly opposed any naval activities that aimed to provoke controversy.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/30/china-royal-navy-south-china-sea-warning-beijing
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