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American, Chinese Navies Clash In South China Sea
The Daily Caller.com ^ | 8/13/2025 | Melissa O'Rourke

Posted on 08/13/2025 3:14:36 PM PDT by Beave Meister

American and Chinese naval vessels clashed near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Wednesday, escalating tensions in the disputed waters, a Navy spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused the USS Higgins, a guided missile destroyer, of encroaching on its waters surrounding Scarborough Reef, while the Navy called the claim false and vowed to operate wherever international law allows. The U.S. warships were deployed for a freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) following a Monday confrontation between Chinese vessels and the Philippine coast guard in the South China Sea.

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KEYWORDS: america; ccp; china; chinese; chineseaggression; chinesepirates; melissaorourke; philippine; philippines; pla; scarboroughreef; scarboroughshoal; southchinasea; trump; usnavy; usshiggins
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To: dznutz

Is that the guy who is running for Mayor of Minneapolis?


21 posted on 08/13/2025 7:13:53 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Karl Spooner

Well that’s troubling … sink our carriers in 20 minutes….


22 posted on 08/13/2025 10:47:38 PM PDT by jcon40 (Leftists are usually obnoxious Bullies)
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To: Vermont Lt
ram their own ships and they expect to take on the USN?

Depends if ours are busy ramming freighters of piers I guess.

23 posted on 08/14/2025 12:50:49 PM PDT by GingisK
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