US Navy denies China’s claim that it drove away destroyer

In this photo provided by the US Navy, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) steams in the Philippine Sea, on March 13, 2023. - US Navy via AP

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The US Navy hit back at the Chinese military over a claim it drove off a destroyer sailing in the South China Sea, the latest in a series of disputes between the nations.

The USS Milius "illegally entered Chinese waters without the Chinese government’s approval,” China’s Southern Theater Command said in a statement on social media Thursday (March 23).