China U.S. ship refusal to call the US
US government officials have revealed that the Chinese government has refused to call US naval ships to Qingdao, Shandong. Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense revealed that it conducted a “Freedom of Navigation” operation around the Nansha Islands (Spratly Islands) in the South China Sea on the 28th local time. As trade friction between the US and China becomes more serious, there seems to be an aim to restrain each other.
U.S. Department of Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary Shriver said on 28th in the capital Washington that the US Navy ship, which was scheduled to enter Qingdao, China, was contacted by the Chinese side as "not convenient to accept," It was revealed that the port call was refused.
Meanwhile, US Department of Defense officials revealed that the US Navy's missile destroyer conducted a "freedom of navigation" operation around the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea on the 28th, local time, on NHK's interview. I made it.
The destroyer sailed near the Firely Cross Reef and Mischief Reef, which are effectively controlled by China, and the “Freedom of Navigation” operation has been conducted in the South China Sea since May.
The United States and China are expected to trigger further additional tariffs on their imports this weekend, and a series of moves are likely to constrain each other in the face of intense trade friction.