[1/2] An aerial view shows the BRP Sierra Madre on the contested Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin, in the South China Sea, March 9, 2023/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - China's military on Monday said a U.S. combat ship illegally entered waters adjacent to the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed South China Sea atoll.
"The U.S. seriously undermined regional peace and stability," said a spokesperson for China's Southern Theater of Operations in a statement.
The spokesperson also said the U.S. deliberately disrupted the South China Sea and seriously violated China's sovereignty.
China is in dispute with several of its neighbours over its extensive claims of territorial waters in the South China Sea.
ship., and that "its troops in the theater are on high alert at all times to resolutely defend national sovereignty."
Persons:
Thomas, Bernard Orr, Chizu Nomiyama, Diane Craft
Organizations:
BRP, BRP Sierra Madre, Rights, China's Southern Theater of Operations, People's Liberation Army, Philippine Coast Guard, Thomson
Locations:
BRP Sierra, South China, Rights BEIJING, U.S, China, South, Shanghai