On August 13, the U.S. Navy’s USS Higgins destroyer and USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship appeared off the horizon, entering within 30 nautical miles of Huangyan Island. This was a tactical response, not a passing action. At the same time, a Philippine Cessna aircraft, carrying journalists, flew dangerously close to a Chinese Su-30 fighter jet, capturing and broadcasting the event live to the world.
The result? While no weapons were fired in the South China Sea, Beijing’s authority over the situation was effectively neutralized in this multi-faceted operation involving cognitive, electronic, and legal warfare.
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