BEIJING (AFP):The Chinese military said it had tracked a US warship in the South China Sea on Thursday (March 23) and "warned it to leave" waters claimed by Beijing.
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea -- a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually -- despite an international court ruling that the assertion has no legal basis.
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