Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is forcefully denying Chinese claims that it “expelled” the American destroyer USS Higgins from waters near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea ...

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

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

The statement comes two days after Chinese ships collided during a confrontation with a Philippine government supply mission.

The United States is disputing China’s claim that it chased away an American warship conducting a freedom of navigation ...

The U.S. 7th Fleet rejected as “false” a claim by China that Chinese forces drove a U.S. destroyer away from a contested ...

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

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

The Chinese military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed ...

The operation reflects our commitment to uphold the freedom of navigation and lawful uses of the sea as a principle. The ...

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

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