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Scarborough Reef Collision Highlights US-China Tension
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Scarborough Reef Collision Highlights US-China Tension

Luckily, the incident did not hit the Philippine vessel

Aug 18, 2025
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By: B A Hamzah

A recent South China Sea incident, in which two Chinese warships collided while attempting to block a Philippine coast guard resupply vessel near the Scarborough Shoal, spotlights the enduring tension between sovereignty claims and international maritime norms.

China now claims it chased the USS Higgins, an Aegis guided missile destroyer, o…

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