China says tracked US Navy ship in Escoda Shoal

BEIJING, China — China’s military said Tuesday it had sent forces to “track and monitor” a U.S. Navy vessel that sailed through disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said the USS Charleston, a littoral combat ship, had “illegally intruded into waters adjacent to Xianbin Jiao,…

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