US sends warship to Chinese Islands

The US Navy sent a destroyer to 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) of the artificial islands that China has built in the South China Sea.

The warship will be located near the reefs Subi and Mischief in the Spratly archipelago. That were underwater at high tide, until she changed in China in 2014 islands.

The destroyer is probably accompanied by an aircraft that can patrol.