The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet said military flights will continue even though China has deployed an air defense system in South China Sea.
By Voice of America [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“We will fly, sail, operate wherever international law allows, including those areas,” Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin.
He added that the missiles have a “destabilizing effect” on the region and called on China to be transparent of its intentions.