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USS DDG John S. McCain challenges Vietnam territorial seas during Freedom of Navigation Operation in SCS Dec. 24th, Viet Govt mutes domestic reports

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By U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs | Dec. 24, 2020
SOUTH CHINA SEA - On December 24, USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) asserted navigational rights and freedoms near Vietnam in the vicinity of the Con Dao Islands in the South China Sea. The ship conducted normal operations within Vietnam's claimed territorial seas to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access and navigational freedoms consistent with international law.


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7th Fleet also addressed it will keep the routine to challenge the "excessive maritime claim".
As foreign news agencies and observers reported, the Viet government has being trying to mute this information from spreading domestically.


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