China and Philippines trade blame after South China Sea collisions

  • 2 weeks ago
The Philippine government says two of its coast guard ships were damaged in collisions with Chinese vessels that were conducting "unlawful and aggressive manoeuvres" near a disputed South China Sea reef. For its part, Beijing accuses Manila's ships of having "seriously violated" China's sovereignty and vows to take "forceful measures".
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00:00This morning, the Philippine Coast Guard Vessel BRP Bagakay MRRB 4410 and BRP Cape
00:12Inghanyo MRRB 4411 encountered unlawful and aggressive maneuvers from Chinese Coast Guard
00:21vessels while enroute to Patag and Lawak Islands in the West Philippine Sea.
00:26These dangerous maneuvers resulted in collisions, causing structural damage to both Philippine
00:32Coast Guard Vessels.
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