China has deployed naval ships and aircraft to warn off two United States warships which Beijing accused of entering waters without permission from the Chinese government. The Chinese Ministry of Defense said the two US warships- the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam and the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins-sailed near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

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