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

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

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

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

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

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

PLA Southern Theatre Command says USS Higgins was warned to leave the area where two Chinese ships reportedly collided this ...

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

The US Navy's operation was the first in the South China Sea's Scarborough Shoal region in at least six years.

The US Navy on Thursday denied China’s claim that the Chinese military expelled its guided missile destroyer USS Higgins from ...

File photo of Chinese Navy’s Jiangkai II-class frigate with bow No. 554 in Scarborough Shoal. On Wednesday, reports says ...