Manila needs to cut loose from Washington: China Daily editorial chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-08-14 21:21

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/14/WS689de2eca310b236346f1aff.html The USS Higgins, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, "illegally entered China's territorial waters around Huangyan Island without the approval of the Chinese government" on Wednesday, and the People's Liberation Army Navy "tracked, monitored, and warned the vessel to leave", the PLA Southern Theater Command said in a statement that day.