'The land reclamation efforts, installations, and structures built on Mischief Reef do not change this characterisation under international law,' it added. features like Mischief Reef that are submerged at high tide in their naturally formed state are not entitled to a territorial sea,” Bloomberg quoted the statement released by the 7th Fleet. In a statement released on Monday, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said the US Naby engaged in normal operations within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands- the internationally recognized limit of a nation's territorial waters of Mischief Reef in the Spratly islands known as the Nansha Islands in China.

The United States, on several occasions, termed it international navigation rights, while Beijing called it 'illegal'. This triggered a major geopolitical tension between the two superpowers- with Beijing claiming more than 80% of the region as theirs, whereas Pentagon rejects its affirmations and proclaimed 'it sails according to international laws'. US-China tension: In a major development, the US Navy destroyer sailed close to one of the most crucial man-made and Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea on Monday. Follow us on Image Source : AP/INDIA TV South China Sea dispute erupts amid Taiwan-China conflict.

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