US Navy photograph showing the near-miss during a confrontation between the USS Decatur (left) and the PLA Navy destroyer in the South China Sea on Sunday. Photo: Handout
US Navy photograph showing the near-miss during a confrontation between the USS Decatur (left) and the PLA Navy destroyer in the South China Sea on Sunday. Photo: Handout
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US, Chinese warships within metres of collision in South China Sea, leaked pictures show

Sunday’s near-miss between a Chinese destroyer and an American warship a sign of China’s ‘increasingly aggressive’ posture in the disputed area

Catherine Wong
Catherine Wong

Updated: 3:48pm, 4 Oct, 2018

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US Navy photograph showing the near-miss during a confrontation between the USS Decatur (left) and the PLA Navy destroyer in the South China Sea on Sunday. Photo: Handout
US Navy photograph showing the near-miss during a confrontation between the USS Decatur (left) and the PLA Navy destroyer in the South China Sea on Sunday. Photo: Handout
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