The United States regularly carries out what it calls Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea challenging what it says are restrictions on innocent passage imposed by China and other claimants. A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had “driven away” the ship after it illegally entering territorial waters. China says it does not impede freedom of navigation or overflight, accusing the United States of deliberately provoking tensions. Why is the united states always entering other territories illegally with less consequences ?

