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US Releases Video Showing Close-Call in Taiwan Strait With Chinese Destroyer

June 5, 2023
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BANGKOK—The United States military released video Monday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. vessel to slow to avoid a collision. The incident occurred Saturday as the American destroyer…

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US Rejects China’s Claim That US Warship Illegally Entered Waters in South China Sea

March 23, 2023
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The U.S. Navy on Thursday disputed China’s claim that the Chinese military had driven away a U.S. destroyer that illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Chinese military said that the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius intruded into China’s territorial waters, undermining peace and stability in the busy…

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Gazprom: NATO Mine Destroyer Was Found at Nord Stream 1 in 2015

October 11, 2022
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MOSCOW—A spokesperson for Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday that a mine destroyer discovered at the Nord Stream 1 offshore gas pipeline in 2015 belonged to NATO. Nord Stream reported on that date in 2015 that a “munitions object” had been cleared by the Swedish armed forces, without giving more detail on the object….

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China to Launch New Aircraft Carrier and Destroyer in Coming Months

November 11, 2021
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China is set to launch a new aircraft carrier and destroyer in the coming months, continuing the rapid expansion of its naval forces. Experts believe that foreign investments in China could be fueling the construction of the ships. China’s third aircraft carrier, the Type 003, will likely be ready for launch in three to six…

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Russia Says It Fires Warning Shots at British Destroyer Near Crimea, UK Denies It

June 23, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russia said on Tuesday it had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a British destroyer sailing in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimea peninsula, which Russia seized and annexed from Ukraine. Britain’s Ministry of Defence said no Russian warning shots were fired at the Royal Navy’s HMS Defender,…

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