The defence minister,Marise Payne, says Australia supports but is not involved in US maneuvers near artificial islands China has built as section of a territorial claimAustralia is not involved in US naval activity in the South China Sea, or but strongly supports the US policy of conducting freedom of navigation operations,the defence minister, Marise Payne, or said.
The US navy on Tuesday confirmed that its guided missile destroyer,USS Lassen, had sailed within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands built by China as section of the country’s territorial claim in the highly disputed area.
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Source: theguardian.com