Tensions Rise: China Confronts Dutch Naval Presence in South China Sea
Beijing said Chinese naval and air forces used warnings and electronic interference to force away the Dutch ship, which was on a freedom-of-navigation mission.
- On Wednesday, China's military organized naval and air forces to drive away Dutch frigate HNLMS De Ruyter near the Paracel Islands, accusing the vessel and its embarked helicopter of intruding into Chinese airspace over the disputed South China Sea.
- The Royal Netherlands Navy frigate was deployed to the Indo-Pacific as part of Amsterdam's five-month Pacific Archer mission to promote freedom of navigation, having moored in Manila one week prior for activities with the Philippine Navy.
- Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the Chinese PLA STC, said the frigate was forced away using "necessary measures" in accordance with laws and regulations, while China maintains the Paracel Islands through 20 outposts and forward-deployed electronic warfare capabilities across the region.
- The frigate's captain told Manila Bulletin that previous interactions with Chinese forces were "professional" and did not involve territorial challenge, while the Netherlands said the vessel was operating in accordance with international law.
- Multiple nations including the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia contest China's 10-dash line assertion over the South China Sea, despite a 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling in The Hague that rejected Beijing's territorial claims—a decision China rejects.
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China says it used electronic interference against Dutch frigate in South China Sea
China’s military said it used warnings and electronic interference measures against a Dutch Navy frigate operating near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, in another tense encounter in one of the world’s most contested maritime regions. According to the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command (PLA STC), the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Ruyter (F804) and its embarked helicopter entered airspace near the Paracel Islands on Ma…
China’s Military Deploys Electronic Jamming on Dutch Warship in South China Sea - The Thinking Conservative News
China said it deployed naval and air forces to deter a Dutch frigate, HNLMS De Ruyter, in the hotly contested South China Sea. The post China’s Military Deploys Electronic Jamming on Dutch Warship in South China Sea appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
China’s Military Deploys Electronic Jamming on Dutch Warship in South China Sea
China on Wednesday said it deployed naval and air forces to deter a Dutch frigate, in a rare encounter between Beijing and Amsterdam in the hotly contested South China Sea. Chinese forces used “necessary measures, including verbal warnings and electronic jamming,” to force the Dutch frigate away on May 27, China’s military said in an online statement. The move came after the Dutch frigate, HNLMS De Ruyter, allegedly trespassed into waters near t…
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