China Turns Water Cannons on Philippines' Ship Again
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For the second time this month, the Philippines says personnel were injured by a Chinese force seeking to blockade Manila-held Second Thomas Shoal.
Manila has dared Beijing to take legal action over its claims to a disputed reef in the South China Sea. China's territorial claims in the South China Sea were already dismissed by a Hague tribunal in 2016.
This comes after it accused China’s coast guard of using water cannon against a civilian boat. Read more at straitstimes.com.
China threatened the Philippines after Manila protested the latest clash between Chinese maritime forces and a Philippine vessel in the South China Sea.