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Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, damaging both, in the latest flareup in an increasingly tense territorial conflict

The Philippines on Tuesday accuses Chinas coast guard of harassing and damaging one of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea.

CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) vessels on Tuesday fired water cannons on Philippine Coast (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ships tasked to provide fuel and food supplies to Filipino fishermen plying their trade in Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal). PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela,…

(UPDATE) CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) vessels fired water cannons at two Philippine ships Tuesday, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday.

Philippine vessels shown under fire from water cannon in area contested by Beijing.

The Philippines on Tuesday accused Chinas coast guard of harassment and of damaging two of its boats in a disputed area of the South China Sea…

Three Chinese coast guard vessels fire water cannon at two Philippine government ships near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said, in another indication of heightening tensions between Manila and Beijing over their competing claims in the sea.

Manila says Chinese ships fired water cannons at two of its vessels near disputed Scarborough Shoal

The incident is the latest flareup in an increasingly tense territorial conflict.

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