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From flashing lasers to collisions and water cannons, it has been an increasingly incident-filled year in the brewing conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea, one of the most vital trade routes in the world and a potential global tinderbox.
(Updated with reaction from China)
(UPDATE) A CHINA Coast Guard (CCG) ship rammed a Philippine boat that was delivering supplies to Filipino troops stationed on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal Sunday morning.
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines: At least three vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are continuously being bombarded by water cannons on Saturday by a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), which is part of the West Philippine Sea.
(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines: At least three vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are continuously being bombarded by water cannons on Saturday by a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship off Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), which is part of the West Philippine Sea.