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U.S. Conducts First FONOPS Of Administration, China Objects

Friday, June 2nd, 2017

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The U.S. Navy conducted its first freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) islands claimed by China in the South China Sea since the start of the Trump Administration, according to multiple news reports on May 25.The USS Dewey (DDG-105), and Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, reportedly sailed within 12 miles of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands within the South China Sea on May 24. China claims much of the South China Sea, disagreeing with other Southeast Asian countries on maritime borders and a ruling against…

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