South China Sea: Military exercises ‘must continue’ says expert

The USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and USS Somerset (LPD-25) entered the disputed waters on Sunday, according to a post on Twitter by the South China Sea Probing Initiative. The Chinese Navy's Type 056A corvettes Enshi, Yongzhou and Guangyuan then carried out "unscripted" combat training, Newsweek reports.