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Title:
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A Chinese warship reportedly threatened a US Navy destroyer in the South China Sea
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Author:
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Ryan Pickrell
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Source:
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Business Insider
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Date:
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November 4, 2018
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Description:
- A Chinese warship threatened a US Navy destroyer during a tense showdown in the South China Sea in late September, according to new details of the encounter. A Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Type 052C Luyang II-class destroyer challenged the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Decatur during a routine freedom-of-navigation operation near the disputed Spratly Islands. The Chinese warship sailed within 45 yards of the American vessel, nearly colliding with the US destroyer.
