China vows action after US warship sails near South China Sea island

Beijing claims passage of destroyer USS Hopper in disputed water violates sovereignty but Pentagon says operations are routine China has vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect its sovereignty after a US navy destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea this week. China's foreign ministry said the missile destroyer USS Hopper came within 12 nautical miles - an internationally recognised territorial limit - of Huangyan Island, which is also known as Scarb...