Zero Hedge
by Tyler Durden
Thursday, May 28, 2026 – 10:15 AM
The Netherlands has become the latest Western nation to tangle with Beijing and exchange tense words after testing its sweeping claims to the South China Sea.
A tense military encounter unfolded involving a Dutch warship, identified as the HNLMS De Ruyter, after it had entered waters near the disputed Paracel Islands. China’s military reportedly used electronic warfare measures to force it out of the China-claimed waters in the incident on Wednesday.