Beijing protests over USS Higgins’ presence near Scarborough Shoal while American navy says its presence is lawful.

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer performed a so-called Freedom of Navigation operation (FONOP) near disputed Scarborough ...

The US Navy on Thursday denied China’s claim that the Chinese military expelled its guided missile destroyer USS Higgins from ...

Jay Tarriela, a Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson, revealed that the PLA fighter jet – at one point – came within about 200 ...

China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according ...

American and Chinese naval vessels clashed near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, escalating tensions in ...

The U.S. sent two warships to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, where two Chinese ships recently collided while ...

The only reason the US dispatched the vessel to those waters was to show its support for Manila to continue the hazardous ...

US denies China’s claim of expelling USS Higgins from Scarborough The United States Navy on Thursday denied Chinese claims ...

According to available information, the US Navy had dispatched the USS Higgins destroyer and the smaller USS Cincinnati warship to the area, approaching Scarborough Reef. It is a cluster of reefs and ...

It is the latest sign of the persistent tensions between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea atoll. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.