Did a US warship lose power while chasing a Chinese destroyer in the South China Sea?

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China says a foreign warship lost power, propulsion and radar while closely shadowing the PLA Navy destroyer Zunyi during training in the South China Sea. The claim comes amid regional naval tensions and resembles reported incidents involving US destroyers, though the foreign vessel’s identity is not specified.

The Chinese navy says it had a rare South China Sea encounter involving a foreign warship that lost power, propulsion and radar while following a People’s Liberation Army destroyer, an account that resembles incidents this year involving US Navy destroyers in the region. The incident occurred when a foreign vessel conducted aggressive close shadowing of the PLA Navy Type 055 destroyer Zunyi during routine training by the Chinese vessel, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Wednesday. The CCTV...