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

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

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

It is the first known US military operation in at least six years within the shoal’s waters. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Chinese military said on Wednesday it monitored and "drove away" a U.S. destroyer that sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while the U.S. Navy said its action was in ...