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China says U.S. Navy ship violated law


    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that a U.S. Navy ship involved in a confrontation with its fleet off the southern island of Hainan had violated international and Chinese law and condemned the incident.

    Washington had urged China to observe international maritime rules after the Pentagon said five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed the U.S. Navy ship in international waters on Sunday.

    "The U.S. claims are gravely in contravention of the facts and confuse black and white and they are totally unacceptable to China," spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told a regular news briefing.

    (Reporting by Chris Buckley; Writing by Emma Graham-Harrison; Editing by Nick Macfie)