US warship sails in disputed South China Sea amid trade tensions
(The Guardian China)

Destroyer moved near Scarborough Reef to `challenge excessive maritime claims´, says commander of Seventh FleetA US warship has sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world´s two biggest economies.The destroyer USS Preble carried out the operation on Sunday, a US military spokesman said. The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the US-China relationship, which also include a trade war, the blacklisting of tech company Huawei US sanctions and Taiwan. Related: Google `blocks Huawei access to Android updates` after blacklisting Continue reading...