Asia correspondent.
Coming from the port side, the white wake of the Luyang III-class destroyer cuts diagonally the trajectory of the USS Chung Hoon, splitting the swell of the Taiwan Strait. The American destroyer abruptly slowed its course to prevent a collision with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) ship, which turned around to cut the American ship's trajectory a second time.
A zigzag "dangerous", less than 150 meters from the hull, accuses the US Navy, which unveiled Saturday a video of this new incident between the two first world powers, in these waters claimed by China. The Chung Hoon was conducting a "routine patrol" with HMCS Montreal, a Canadian ship, in "international waters," says the U.S. Navy, which makes regular passages through the strait.
The French frigate Vendémiaire had also been entitled to a close marking in April, according to information from Le Figaro, during its passage "harmless"
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