TAIPEI, Feb 5 (Reuters): A US warship sailed near the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation, the US Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden's new administration.
The busy waterway is one of a number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, which include a trade war, US sanctions, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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