In a major policy speech on China, Pence said China’s aggression was on display this week when a Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of the USS Decatur as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in the disputed South China Sea, forcing the US ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision.
China’s aggression was on display this week, when a Chinese naval vessel came within 45 yards of the USS Decatur as it conducted freedom-of-navigation operations in the South China Sea, forcing US ship to quickly maneuver to avoid collision.
China claims almost all of South China Sea and also laid claims on the Senkaku islands under the control of Japan in the East China Sea and has resorted to aggressive patrols in the last few years
Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan have counter claims over the South China Sea.
