Beijing slams US intrusion near Nanshas

It says move will only prompt the country to further strengthen its defense capacity

Beijing slammed Washington for sending a warship to waters adjacent to one of its islands in the South China Sea, saying the action will only prompt Beijing to strengthen its defense.

Spokesmen from both the Defense Ministry and the Foreign Ministry issued statements condemning the "unauthorized entry into neighboring waters of relevant islands and reefs of China's Nansha Islands" by the USS John S. McCain.