In an incalculably high-stakes game of naval chicken, a US guided missile destroyer last month narrowly avoided a collision with an escort ship accompanying China’s aircraft carrier during routine deployments by both navies in the South China Sea. The Chinese ship cut across the bow of the USS Cowpens, missing a clash by a stone’s throw. The Cowpens had been helping with the Philippine typhoon relief effort, and was deployed to observe close to where the carrier was undergoing sea trials.
上個月，一艘美國飛彈巡洋艦「考潘斯號」(USS Cowpens)險些與一艘中國航母護航軍艦相撞，當時雙方海軍正在南中國海開展例行調動。這是一場賭注無法估量的海軍版「懦夫遊戲」(Game of Chicken)。在這次事件中，中國軍艦從考潘斯號船頭前方穿過，以一箭之遙避免了撞船事故。考潘斯號先前一直在幫助開展對菲律賓的颱風救援工作，這次事件發生時，該艦被派往中國航母海試地點附近開展觀察活動。
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