South China Sea, Scarborough Shoal
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The statement comes two days after Chinese ships collided during a confrontation with a Philippine government supply mission.
China's military released a statement Wednesday that the destroyer Higgins entered the South China Sea unlawfully, according to several reports.
The shoal has been a major source of tension in the South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual ship-borne commerce.
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