By Global Times
On Wednesday, the US guided missile destroyer USS Benfold trespassed into areas adjacent to the Meiji reef in the South China Sea without China’s permission, and the naval and aerial forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring of the US destroyer and warned it off, said a PLA Southern Theater Command spokesperson in a written statement.
Air Force Senior Colonel Tian Junli, the spokesperson, pointed out that the US move has seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security. It is a latest iron proof of the US’ voyage hegemony and militarization of the South China Sea.
