The USS Mustin
The spokesperson said the Air Force also held separate drills simultaneously in the South China Sea involving the latest SU-35 fighters that China recently purchased from Russian Federation.
The "joint combat patrols" featured some of the People's Liberation Army's most advanced aircraft, including H-6K long-range strategic bombers and Russian-built Su-30 and Su-35 fighters.
The combat drills passed over the Miyako Strait near Okinawa, which lies between Japan's southern islands.
China military expert Adam Ni, of the Australian National University, told nine.com.au the Asian superpower was sending a strong signal to the West.
China has always dedicated itself to protecting freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, but opposes "illegal and provocative" moves in the name of freedom of navigation, it added.
Commenting on the mission, Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesperson Ren Guoqiang (任國強) said two Chinese vessels identified the guided missile destroyer and warned it off.
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Last month, China said it had begun equipping combat units with its J-20 stealth fighter jet, the country's answer to fifth-generation jets such as the US F-22 and F-35 - which the RAAF is purchasing.
The US describes these as "freedom of navigation" operations and they are in defiance of China's claims to almost all of the South China Sea, through which about €4.75 trillion in trade passes every year.
The USS Mustin's operation was denounced by Beijing, reports the South China Morning Post.
Ren called the move a provocation by the US and said China resolutely opposes such actions because they harm the military relations between the two countries, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The United States has strongly criticized China's construction of islands and buildup of military facilities in the area, and is concerned they could be used to restrict free movement.
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