US angers China after sailing two warships close to disputed South China Sea islands
The US has made several excursions into the South China Sea, provoking Beijing's anger (file photo) - AFP/ China's foreign ministry expressed anger on Monday after two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea. The ships entered the waters without China's permission, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing. Beijing and Washington are locked in a trade war and the two sides are trying to hammer out a deal ahead of a March 1 deadline when US tariffs on $200 billion (£155 billion) ...
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