BEIJING, 25 January, 2021 (TON): China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the United States ships and aircraft are often sent to the South China Sea to show strength and power and this is not good for peace.

The statement came after a U.S. aircraft carrier group sailed into the disputed waterway.

China particularly angered by U.S. military activity at the South China Sea where trillions of dollars’ flow annually and has been a cord of contention between Beijing and Washington.

To promote freedom of the seas, The U.S. carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt accompanied by three warships entered the waterway on Sunday, the U.S. military said.

“The United States frequently sends aircraft and vessels into the South China Sea to flex its muscles,” the foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, told reporters, responding to the U.S. mission.

“This is not conducive to peace and stability in the region.”

The Vietnam, Malaysisa, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan all have competing claims where China has repeatedly complained about the U.S. Navy ships getting close to the islands.

The carrier group entered the waters the same time as Chinese claimed Taiwan reported attack by the Chinese air force jets into the southwestern part of its air defense identification zone, prompting concern from Washington.

Zhao referred questions to the defense ministry and China has not commented on what its air force was doing.

Biden’s new administration says the U.S. commitment to Taiwan is “rock-solid”.

Like most other countries, the U.S. has no formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan however; it is the democratic island’s most important international ally and arms supplier to China’s anger.