South China Sea should not be Bermuda for US
2017-08-22 08:40:16 source：Global Times
August 21, 2017
US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel east of Singapore early Monday, resulting in 10 US Navy sailors missing and five injured. On June 17, the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off the coast of Japan, leaving seven US sailors dead.
The two severe collisions within two months show that the US Navy's combat readiness level and military management level have both declined.
The USS John S. McCain passed close to the Meiji Reef of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea earlier this month. The USS Fitzgerald often conducted "freedom of navigation" operations in the South China Sea.
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