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China Says Navy Was Conducting Routine Operation, Not Spying on US

The Chinese Defence Ministry responded to claims that its navy spied on US joint patrols in the Western Pacific.

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A Chinese naval vessel was conducting routine operations in the Western Pacific at the time of US joint naval drills with Japan and India, the country’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, responding to claims that the ship shadowed a US aircraft carrier.

A Chinese observation ship shadowed the US aircraft carrier John C Stennis, its commander said on Wednesday, as it was joining up with warships from Japan and India for drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.

It is understood that a Chinese naval vessel carried out normal navigation and training in relevant waters on Wednesday.
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The drills came amid Japan and the United States worries that China is extending its influence in the Western Pacific as it pushes territorial claims in the adjacent South China Sea, where it is expanding and building islands.

China has been angered by what it views as provocative US military patrols close to the islands. The United States says the patrols are to protect the freedom of navigation.

The Japanese government also said that a separate Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters on Wednesday. China said it was acting within the law and following the principle of freedom of navigation.

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