TAIPEI, Feb 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. warship sailed near the
Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the disputed South China
Sea on Friday in a freedom of navigation operation, the U.S.
Navy said, the first such mission under President Joe Biden's
new administration.
The U.S. Navy said the USS John S. McCain "asserted
navigational rights and freedoms in the vicinity of the Paracel
Islands, consistent with international law".