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- An incident between the British Navy and the Chinese military in the South China Sea could derail UK-China talks over trade after Brexit.
- That's the claim of an editorial in China's state-run China Daily newspaper.
- A British warship, HMS Albion, angered Beijing after it sailed through waters claimed by China in late August.
- Britain is seeking to strike trade deals with nations around the world as it leaves the EU.
A showdown between the British and Chinese navies in the disputed South China Sea could derail the two nations' trading relationship after Brexit, the state-run China Daily newspaper has said.
The incident saw a British warship, HMS Albion, sail through waters claimed by China close to Chinese-occupied territories in the Paracel Islands in late August. The Chinese navy instructed the British vessel to leave the area, and the situation did not escalate further, according to Reuters.
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