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De Ruyter
Coverage of De Ruyter in the Nexus archive.
- PLA says it will stay on ‘high alert’ after Dutch warship crosses Taiwan Strait
The People’s Liberation Army tracked a Dutch warship, the De Ruyter, through the Taiwan Strait and accused it of illegally intruding into airspace over China’s Xisha islands. This follows a prior incident in the South China Sea involving electronic interference with the same vessel.
- Is PLA’s response to Dutch warship in South China Sea ‘putting down a marker’ for future?
China claimed it used electronic interference against a Dutch warship in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands. The PLA Southern Theatre Command accused the Dutch frigate De Ruyter of illegally entering Chinese-claimed waters and airspace.