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US Warship Challenges Beijing With Rare Patrol Near Scarborough Shoal After Chinese Vessel Collision
A US Navy guided-missile destroyer carried out a rare Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) near the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday, marking the first such mission in the area in over six years and coming just two days after two Chinese military vessels collided while pursuing a Philippine Coast Guard ship nearby.