A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): US Naval ships on April 7 conducted the freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) near Lakshadweep Islands, inside India's exclusive economic zone without taking prior consent from the Indian side.
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): A Chinese warship shadowed the US guided-missile destroyer, John S. McCain, which was transiting the disputed waters of South China Sea as part of a freedom of navigation operation, an official told Fox News.