US Navy admiral says interactions with Chinese at sea still ‘professional’ despite friction

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Despite tough talk between the United States and China over, and sometimes in, the South China Sea, their respective navies interact on a “predictable and professional” basis, a Navy official said.

Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, spoke to reporters Tuesday on a conference call from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, underway somewhere in the Western Pacific.