Chinese Navy says U.S. ship near Sabina Shoal jeopardised maritime security

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China’s navy said a U.S. ship near Sabina Shoal had jeopardized maritime security. China and the Philippines both claim the shoal and the wider Spratly Islands, and the Philippines has a mutual defense treaty with the United States.

China and the ‌Philippines, which shares a mutual defence treaty with the U.S., both contest sovereignty over ‌Sabina Shoal and the ​entire Spratly Islands archipelago