The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” into waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, the site of a hot territorial dispute between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
China Says a US Navy Ship ‘Illegally Intruded’ into Waters in the South China Sea
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