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China Nixes Another US Navy Port Call

USS Reuben James won't dock in Hong Kong for New Year's

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(Newser) – China has turned down another US Navy ship's request to make a port call in Hong Kong on New Year's Eve, bringing to three the number of vessels caught up in the dispute. The denial, announced today, accompanied China's last-minute decision last week to bar USS Kitty Hawk from visiting Hong Kong on Thanksgiving, Bloomberg reports.

USS Reuben James will find another place in the region to watch the ball drop, but China's move may further strain already-fraught diplomatic relations. Contradicting the foreign minister's assurance to President Bush that the Kitty Hawk situation arose from a misunderstanding, a ministry spokesman blamed the chill on Bush's recent meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Families and relatives of crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk greet them upon their arrival at its home port in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, in this Nov. 27, 2007 file photo. The Kitty Hawk and its battle group returned to Japan after being refused entry for...
Families and relatives of crew members of the U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk greet them upon their arrival at its home port in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, in this Nov. 27, 2007 file photo. The Kitty Hawk...   (Associated Press)
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao speaks at a news conference in Beijing Thursday Oct. 18, 2007. Liu said that the United States has
Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao speaks at a news conference in Beijing Thursday Oct. 18, 2007. Liu said that the United States has "gravely undermined" relations with China, a day after U.S....   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk, home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan, transits in formation during a multinational exercise, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in the Bay of Bengal, near India. Thousands of sailors aboard the USS Kitty Hawk and its carrier battle group had to...
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk, home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan, transits in formation during a multinational exercise, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, in the Bay of Bengal, near...   (Associated Press)
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