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U.S. Sends Warships on Patrol Near South China Sea Standoff

9 May 2020

USS Montgomery (LCS-8) conducts routine operations near Panamanian flagged drillship, West Capella, on May 7, 2020 in the South China Sea. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — The U.S. Navy sent a pair of ships to patrol in the vicinity of a mineral rights dispute between Malaysia and China in the South China Sea for the second time in a month, U.S. officials told USNI News.

Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) and replenishment ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) conducted a presence operation in...

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/08/u-s-sends-warships-on-patrol-near-south-china-sea-standoff

China Issues Muted Response to U.S. Warships Near South China Sea Standoff

21 April 2020

USS America (LHA-6), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) transit the South China Sea on April 18, 2020. US Navy Photo

Beijing is downplaying the presence of U.S. warships operating near an international maritime dispute between China and Malaysia in the South China Sea, Chinese officials said during a Tuesday briefing with reporters.

On Monday, USNI News first reported USS America (LHA-6) was operating in the vicinity of the site of a tiff between China...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/21/china-issues-muted-response-to-u-s-warships-near-south-china-sea-standoff

USS America Now Steaming Near South China Sea Standoff

20 April 2020

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 takes off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) on April 18, 2020. US Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR — USS America (LHA-6) is steaming towards waters in the South China Sea where a Chinese government survey ship and its China Coast Guard escorts are in an international maritime dispute with Malaysia.

As of Saturday, America was operating with at...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/20/uss-america-now-steaming-near-south-china-sea-standoff