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China denies 3rd U.S. ship port call

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For the third time this month, the Chinese government has refused to let a U.S. Navy ship make a port call in Hong Kong.

Senior Navy officials told CNN that Beijing denied permission for the USS Reuben James, a Navy frigate, to make a holiday port call for sailors at the end of December.

The rejection occurred last week, at the same time China refused to allow the USS Kitty Hawk battle group into Hong Kong for a Thanksgiving holiday port call.

The Kitty Hawk battle group was eventually granted permission to enter, but the ships already were well on their way back to their home port in Japan.

Days earlier, China refused to give two U.S. Navy minesweepers safe harbor in Hong Kong during a storm on the high seas.

The United States has filed a formal protest with China over the decisions.

U.S. officials are baffled about the reason or reasons for the port call refusals. China recently has expressed concerns about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and President Bush's October presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

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