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 ...

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

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

A chilling face off has taken place when Chinese warships confronted an American destroyer in disputed waters in the South ...

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

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

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

MANILA: The United States Navy on Thursday (Aug 14) denied Chinese claims that it warned and expelled the guided missile ...

File photo of Chinese Navy’s Jiangkai II-class frigate with bow No. 554 in Scarborough Shoal. On Wednesday, reports says ...

China's military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough ...