# Chinese navy says US ship near Sabina Shoal jeopardised maritime security

https://mins.news/en/item/107318

- Reuters, 2026-10-20 05:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-navy-says-us-ship-near-sabina-shoal-jeopardised-maritime-security-2026-10-20/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad6fb32ab53aa0001d9abc4

> China’s Southern Theater Command Navy accused a US littoral combat ship on Tuesday of endangering maritime security by entering waters near Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands without Beijing’s approval, calling the entry “illegal.”

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