China, US trade barbs over destroyer passage near Scarborough Shoal Reuters Politics
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Chinese military ‘warns off’ US destroyer from vicinity of Scarborough Shoal A US destroyer has entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, less than two days after an apparent collision involving a Chinese coastguard vessel and a PLA Navy ship while the former was pursuing a Philippine coastguard vessel in the area. 2. China boosts hybrid crop... Events
China’s military says it ‘drove away’ U.S. destroyer in disputed shoal in South China Sea The Globe and Mail Events
A US destroyer has entered disputed waters in the South China Sea, less than two days after an apparent collision involving a Chinese coastguard vessel and a PLA Navy ship while the former was pursuing a Philippine coastguard vessel in the area. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command said on Wednesday that the USS Higgins destroyer, type DDG-76, had “illegally entered China’s territorial waters around Huangyan Island without the approval of the Chinese government”. The PLA... Events
China says it 'drove away' U.S. destroyer near the disputed Scarborough Shoal CNBC Politics
China's military says it 'drove away' US destroyer near Scarborough Shoal Reuters Events