US Destroyer Sails in Disputed South China Sea Amid Trade Talks With China

US Destroyer Sails in Disputed South China Sea Amid Trade Talks With China
The USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer sits docked in San Diego, California on April 12, 2015. Louis Nastro/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sept. 13, the U.S. military said, a move likely to anger Beijing.
The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-Chinese relationship, which include an escalating trade war, American sanctions on China’s military and U.S. relations with Taiwan.