U.S. Navy: Chinese warships maneuvered in ‘unprofessional’ manner


(Worthy News) – The Navy considers the actions of Chinese warships that warned two U.S. Navy ships away from the Paracel Islands over the weekend to have maneuvered in a “safe but unprofessional” manner. That assessment means the ships maneuvered erratically but not in a way that posed a risk of collision, CBS News’ national security correspondent David Martin reports.

China said it dispatched warships to identify and warn off a pair of U.S. Navy vessels sailing near one of its island claims in the South China Sea. A statement on the Defense Ministry’s website said the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins, and Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam, entered waters in the Paracel Islands “without the permission of the Chinese government.” It said the Chinese military “immediately dispatched warships to identify and inspect the American ships according to law, and warned them to depart.”

China has controlled the Paracels entirely since violently seizing Vietnam’s holdings in the area in 1974. Called “Xisha” in Chinese, the islands have been incorporated into the southern province of Hainan and are being developed for tourism, as well as being equipped with weapon systems meant to enforce China’s claim to virtually the entire South China Sea. [ Source: CBS News (Read More…) ]

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