"This freedom of navigation operation upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in international law by challenging the restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan," the Navy said in a statement.

"Activities conducted during this routine deployment are part of the Australian Defence Force's regular military-to-military engagements throughout the Indo-Pacific, which are conducted each year. "As long as some countries continue to claim and assert limits on rights that exceed their authority under international law, the United States will continue to defend the rights and freedoms of the sea guaranteed to all. "It violates and distorts international law, deliberately stokes territorial and maritime disputes, and undermines regional peace and stability," Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday.He later stated: "We strongly deplore and firmly oppose the wrong move by the US and urge it to stop stirring up trouble on the South China Sea issue and stop continuing down the wrong path. "It is not known precisely where the Chinese military interacted with the Australian joint task group, but Defence confirmed the warships sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands last week.Last year, the Royal Australian Navy was closely followed by the Chinese military during a similar transit of the South China Sea.US Defence Secretary Mark Esper this week signalled the American military would conduct more freedom of navigation operations (FONOPS) to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea. No member of the international community should be intimidated or coerced into giving up their rights and freedoms. "The US is aligning its South China Sea policy with a 2016 international arbitration tribunal ruling and officially rejecting many of China's claims to the contested waterway, "Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them," Pompeo said, adding, "The PRC's predatory world view has no place in the 21st century. 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