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Oct 20, 2026 at 3:13 AM ET
China sends forces to monitor U.S. warship
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China's military said Tuesday it sent naval forces to monitor a U.S. warship that it said had entered waters around a disputed South China Sea shoal illegally. Taiwan separately reported a standoff with a Chinese ship farther north in the waterway.
WHO: China's military
WHAT: China's military said it sent naval forces to monitor a U.S. warship near a disputed South China Sea shoal.
WHEN: Oct 20, 2026
WHERE: South China Sea
WHY: China's military said the U.S. warship had entered waters around the disputed shoal illegally, prompting the monitoring deployment.
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