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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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