美国海军今天（8月28日）在南海对中方两处岛礁实施了一次“自由航行”行动。

美国第七舰队发言人蒙森中校对路透社表示，美国海军“韦恩·梅耶号”导弹驱逐舰完成这次“自由航行”行动，驶入南沙群岛的永暑礁和美济礁的12海里内。她补充说，此次航行是“依据国际法挑战过度海事声索，并维护水道畅通”。

还没有看到中方的反应。但估计中国军方会依照惯例在美舰侵门踏户犁庭扫穴完成任务扬长而去后宣布“查证警告驱离”。“最大赢家”的干活。哈哈。

当初中共公然无视国际法在南海“种岛”时的确很得意。却没想这些岛逐渐变成了中共蒙羞岛。

解放军是世界上最腐败的军队。也是最依赖自欺维持士气的军队。五毛水军编造的虚张声势的“吓尿体”烂文铺天盖地。什么“东风快递”，鹰击导弹，电磁炮，歼20，轰6K，052神盾，055大驱，039潜艇等等，样样吹得神乎其神。好象一件神器就足以干掉整个美国舰队似的。中共长期依靠这些谎言维持虚假的士气。但这些谎言在美军坚定的行动面前总是不堪一击。美军每一次简单的自由巡航都让中方的大批神器顿时沦为废物。

除了各国军舰、轰炸机不断对中方人工岛进行“自由航行”外，其实美菲军用侦察机更是例行性地无视中方的警告而频繁飞越岛礁上空。据美菲军方说，这些飞越几乎天天进行，有时一天数次。解放军驻岛部队眼睁睁看着“领空”“领海”每天遭“侵犯”而不敢“反侵略”。这让中方对南海岛礁的主权声索荡然无存。解放军成了渎职军，岛成了蒙羞岛，南海也正在成为中共的蒙羞之海。

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Destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer Sails Past Fiery Cross, Mischief Reefs in Latest FONOPS

By: Megan Eckstein

August 28, 2019 8:35 AM • Updated: August 28, 2019 1:34 PM

Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) as the ship transits along the coast of Valparaiso, Chile during a parade of ships on Nov. 19, 2018. US Navy photo.

A U.S. destroyer conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the Spratly Islands today.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) sailed within 12 nautical miles of both Fiery Cross Reef and Mischief Reef today to challenge excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea, U.S. 7th Fleet spokeswoman Cmdr. Reann Mommsen told USNI News.

“U.S. Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea. All operations are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows,” she said.

Ships operating the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command have conducted several FONOPS this year, with officials saying they wanted FONOPS to be viewed as more routine operations. In late May, USS Preble (DDG-88) sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, and earlier that month Preble and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) steamed within 12 nautical miles of the Gaven and Johnson Reefs.

In February, Preble and USS Spruance (DDG-111) steamed within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef, an artificial island China built up in the Spratly Islands chain. In January, USS McCampbell (DDG-85) steamed past the Paracel Islands.

Ens. Christian Meyer practices visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) techniques aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) on Aug. 22, 2019. Wayne E. Meyer is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. US Navy photo.

The South China Sea continues to be a key location where U.S. warships promote freedom of navigation and open international waterways, and also where China has taken a stand this summer. A group of Chinese warships, including aircraft carrier Liaoning, sailed through the South China Sea earlier this summer, operating in territorial waters of the Philippines and near Japan.

When Wayne E. Meyer conducted its FONOP today, other ships were in the vicinity, but all interactions were considered routine, a source told USNI News.

Today’s operation comes just after China denied a U.S. Navy request to send a warship to the eastern port city of Qingdao, Reuters first reported. The U.S. and China are locked in a growing trade war, and while U.S. Navy ships have made port visits in Chinese cities previously, the rejection of the request may reflect those growing tensions between the two economic powers. China also denied two warships access to Hong Kong, the semi-autonomous islands where protests against the government in Beijing are ongoing.

The full statement from U.S. 7th Fleet:

“The guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea, Aug. 28 (local time). Wayne E. Meyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross and Mischief Reefs in order to challenge excessive maritime claims and preserve access to the waterways as governed by international law. U.S. Forces operate in the Indo-Pacific region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea. All operations are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows. That is true in the South China Sea as in other places around the globe. We conduct routine and regular Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) as we have done in the past and will continue to in the future. FONOPs are not about any one country, nor are they about making political statements.”