The U.S. 7th Fleet rejected as “false” a claim by China that Chinese forces drove a U.S. destroyer away from a contested atoll in the South China Sea.

The Chinese military said it expelled a US destroyer from disputed waters in the South China Sea, a rare tense encounter between the world’s two most powerful militaries.According to Independent, the American navy had deployed the

The statement comes two days after Chinese ships collided during a confrontation with a Philippine government supply mission.