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title: ""The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China…"
date: 2020-04-22
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# "The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China…

*April 22, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/asia/coronavirus-south-china-sea-warships.html#click=https://t.co/L5ziF1cfHe](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/asia/coronavirus-south-china-sea-warships.html#click=https://t.co/L5ziF1cfHe){target="_blank"}
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\"The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.\
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American warships have sailed into disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to military analysts, heightening a standoff in the waterway and sharpening the rivalry between the United States and China, even as much of the world is in lockdown because of the coronavirus.\
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The America, an amphibious assault ship, and the Bunker Hill, a guided missile cruiser, entered contested waters off Malaysia. At the same time, a Chinese government ship in the area has for days been tailing a Malaysian state oil company ship carrying out exploratory drilling. Chinese and Australian warships have also powered into nearby waters, according to the defense experts.\
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Despite working to control a pandemic that spread from China earlier this year, Beijing has not reduced its activities in the South China Sea, a strategic waterway through which one-third of global shipping flows. Instead, the Chinese government's yearslong pattern of assertiveness has only intensified, military analysts said.\"\
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[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/asia/coronavirus-south-china-sea-warships.html#click=https://t.co/L5ziF1cfHe](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/asia/coronavirus-south-china-sea-warships.html#click=https://t.co/L5ziF1cfHe){target="_blank"}
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