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 the Paracel Islands and “repeatedly” flew its helicopter over the islands that China claims as its territory, according to Beijing’s accounts of the episode.
Zhai Shichen, a spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command, called the Dutch Navy’s actions “provocative.”…
China’s Military Deploys Electronic Jamming on Dutch Warship in South China Sea
