The Philippines accused China of causing “severe damage” to the engine of one boat after using water cannon
Published December 10, 2023
A Philippine boat and Chinese ship have collided near a contested reef, in the latest territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea.
The Philippines said China had “harassed, blocked, and executed dangerous manoeuvres”.
It comes a day after the Philippines accused China of using water cannons to obstruct three of its vessels.
The South China Sea is at the centre of a territorial dispute between China, the Philippines and other countries.
The Philippines said on Sunday that China had targeted Philippine civilian supply vessels in the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, a flashpoint between the two countries.
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SOURCE: www.bbc.com
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Manila says Chinese coastguard shot water canon at Filipino vessels in disputed South China Sea.
Chinese coastguard personnel on board inflatable boats sailing near a Chinese Maritime Militia vessel in the Scarborough Shoal in waters off the disputed South China Sea [File: Ted Aljibe/AFP]
Published December 10, 2023
The Philippines has accused the Chinese coastguard of using water cannon to “obstruct” three government boats that were conducting their regular resupply mission near a reef off its coast in the South China Sea.
The incident on Saturday took place near the Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by both countries, and which Beijing seizedfrom Manila in 2012 after a months-long standoff. The islands lie about 220km (137 miles) off the coast of the Philippines and fall within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according to international maritime law.
Videos released by the Philippine coastguard showed Chinese coastguard ships hitting the vessels with powerful blasts of water.
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SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
RELATED: Philippines and China accuse each other of ‘dangerous’ incidents involving several vessels in South China Sea
Published December 8, 2023
The Philippines and China on Sunday accused each other of dangerous maneuvers and causing a collision in contested waters in the South China Sea, the latest in a string of maritime confrontations between the two countries that have heightened regional tensions.
In a statement shared on X, spokesperson for the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) Jay Tarriela said that Chinese Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels had “harassed, blocked and executed dangerous maneuvers on Philippine civilian supply vessels – in another attempt to illegally impede or obstruct a routine resupply and rotation mission” to the Second Thomas Shoal.
The Philippine Coast Guard said at least two of its vessels had been damaged as a result of being fired on by water cannon.
However, the Chinese Coast Guard said Philippine ships had “illegally intruded” in its waters and it was taking “control measures against the Philippine vessels in accordance with the law.”
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SOURCE: www.amp.cnn.com
