US military says Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of B-52 bomber over South China Sea
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the US military said, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region.
The law of the sea is clear and simple enough: a country's territorial sea extends to 12 nautical miles from shore and a country's exclusive economic zone -.. Sky News
On Tuesday, the Philippines lodged accusations against China's coast guard, alleging harassment and damage to one of its boats within a disputed section of the South China Sea. The Philippines rejected China's assertion that it had expelled two vessels from the contested shoal. According to the Philippine coast guard, its two vessels remained steadfast at the Scarborough Shoal, a significant focal point in the South China Sea dispute. However, one of the Philippine boats incurred damage due to the deployment of water cannons by two Chinese coast guard ships.
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Sky News has witnessed a confrontation in the South China Sea as a Chinese coastguard used a water cannon on a vessel our journalists were reporting from. Sky News
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