Tensions flared Wednesday between China and the Netherlands after a confrontation between a Dutch frigate and the Chinese navy off the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Senior Captain Zhai Shichen, spokesperson for the Chinese navy's Southern Theater Command, said in a statement that naval and air forces used “necessary measures” — including warnings and electronic jamming — after the HNLMS De Ruyter allegedly “illegally intruded” near the Paracel Islands and launched shipborne