US warship carries out “freedom of navigation” exercise in Chinese-claimed waters By James Cogan 26 May 2017 For the first time since the inauguration of Donald Trump, a US warship yesterday violated the 12-mile exclusion zone around Chinese-claimed territory in the South China Sea. USS Dewey, a guided-missile destroyer, entered waters around Chinese-occupied Mischief … Continue reading US warship carries out “freedom of navigation” exercise in Chinese-claimed waters