Beijing, May 28, 2026 (AFP) - China's military says drove away Dutch warship in South China Sea

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2026-05-28

China's military said on Wednesday it drove away a Dutch navy vessel it accused of "illegally intruding" into the area around the Paracel Islands in the contested South China Sea. Beijing claims the South China Sea in nearly its entirety despite a 2016 international ruling rejecting its assertion, fuelling tensions with its regional neighbours. The Dutch navy frigate De Ruyter "repeatedly launched its shipborne helicopter" to "violate China's air......

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