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South China Sea: China calls USS Stethem warship ‘a provocation’

Image copyright AFP Image caption The USS Stetham, pictured here arriving in Shanghai in 2015, sailed close to Triton Island Beijing has called the presence of a US warship near a disputed island in the South China Sea "a serious political and military provocation". The USS Stethem sailed close to Triton Island, part of the Paracel Islands archipelago, claimed by China and others. China responded…