This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence
This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence
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exclusive | Exclusive: US Navy footage of warships’ near collision in South China Sea

  • New footage of a 2018 encounter between a Chinese and US warship has been released to the Post following a freedom of information request
  • Experts say it appears to show the Chinese PLA crew preparing for a collision

Topic |   South China Sea
John Power
John Power

Updated: 2:35pm, 17 Feb, 2020

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This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence
This footage, previously released to the Post by the British Ministry of Defence, shows the two warships narrowly avoiding a collision. The US Navy this week provided the Post with previously unseen footage that experts said appeared to show Chinese sailors preparing for a collision. Photo: British Ministry of Defence
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