The United States is disputing China’s claim that it chased away an American warship conducting a freedom of navigation operation near Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday. A U.S. guided-missile destroyer sailed near Scarborough Shoal two days after two Chinese ships collided near the disputed feature while chasing a Philippine Coast Guard vessel. USS Higgins (DDG-76) sailed within 12 nautical miles of Scarborough Shoal, which China, Taiwan and the Philippines each claim, in the second publicly announced freedom of navigation operation under the Trump administration. “China’s statement about this mission is false,” a spokesperson for U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement.
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