23 October 2012

News Story: Worried China watches as US carrier cruises disputed waters


BEIJING (PTI): China has kept a close watch on a nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier's passage to the Philippines through the contested waters in the South China Sea, over which Beijing is locked in a dispute with Manila and several other Asian nations.

Chinese state TV reported George Washington would pass through the "Huangyan islands", also claimed by the Philippines as Scarborough Shoal, while analysts expressed concern over the US nuclear powered super carrier passing through "Chinese waters".

The ship is set to arrive at Manila on October 24 according to official an announcement.

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