USS WAYNE E MEYER CHALLENGES CHINA IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA !! | DEFENSE UPDATES

Play War Thunder for FREE! Register using https://wt.link/DefenseUpdates and get a premium tank or aircraft or ship and thee days of premium account time. US Navy destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer has navigated into the South China Sea and has confronted Chinese claims in the disputed waters. In a statement 7th fleet Commander Reann Mommsen said the move “challenged the restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and also contested China's claim to straight baselines enclosing the Paracel Islands”. He added, “China, Taiwan, and Vietnam each claim sovereignty over the Paracel Islands. All three claimants require either permission or advance notification before a foreign military vessel engages in 'innocent passage' through territorial seas. The unilateral imposition of any authorisation or notification requirement for innocent passage is not permitted by international law, so the United States challenged these requirements.” The Chinese Defence Ministry condemned the action as usual and commented, “The US side has been practicing 'navigational hegemony' in the South China Sea for a long time. Such actions have seriously undermined China's sovereign interests, and proven the US side's complete lack of sincerity in maintaining global peace as well as regional security and stability.” Viewers may note that the US Navy conducts Freedom of Navigation regularly. In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why China didn’t have the guts to do anything as Arleigh Burke class warship USS Wayne E. Meyer moved into the South China Sea ? #DefenseUpdates #USS WayneEMeyer #SouthChinaSea CHANNEL LINK: Facebook - http://bit.ly/2WZbJAk SUPPORT US: Patron: http://bit.ly/2XukmqY AUDIO: scottleffler.com BACKGROUND MUSIC http://bit.ly/2NgfSzs "Giant Wyrm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://bit.ly/1frNGkn IMAGES USED http://bit.ly/2Ng4zHo http://bit.ly/2UTMHmZ http://bit.ly/2NfEQiC http://bit.ly/2UTRYuE http://bit.ly/2NhycII http://bit.ly/2UT7as0 http://bit.ly/2NgkPIJ http://bit.ly/2UTS0mg http://bit.ly/2Nj9QxV