The Chinese defence ministry is vowing "to take all necessary measures in accordance with the need," following an American warship sailing through international waters and past islands claimed as sovereign by Beijing.
U.S. and Chinese naval officials held talks, and promised to stick to the protocols of the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea for militaries.
Back in Washington, White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the U.S. military plans to operate as normal in the South China Sea.
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