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China joins search for missing US sailor

China's Defense Ministry says a Chinese warship is assisting the United States Navy in its search for a sailor who is missing and may have gone overboard during operations in the South China Sea. The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that the People's Liberation Army Navy's guided-missile frigate Liuzhou is coordinating with the US in the search for the sailor "in the spirit of humanitarianism". The US Navy's Pacific Fleet said the destroyer USS Stethem reported a man overboard around 9 am on Tuesday. Multiple searches were conducted but the sailor hasn't been found.