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'Upheld Freedom Of Navigation's Standards Longer Than PLA Navy Existed': US Navy Takes Dig At China
Swarajya StaffSep 10, 2021, 02:19 PM | Updated 02:19 PM IST
USS Nimitz, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (Pic Via Wikipedia)
The United States Navy has slammed China for its opposition to freedom of navigation exercise by the US in the South China Sea.
The development comes after Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of Chinese state-run newspaper, accused US of having double standards when it comes to the freedom of navigation near its territories.
Responding to Xijin's tweet, the US Navy said that it has "upheld the standards of freedom of navigation longer than the PLA navy has existed".
The US Navy also highlighted some incidents where Chinese Navy ship had sailed near US territories, Hawaii and Guam, mentioned by the Global Times editor-in-chief in his tweet.
