Two Chinese coast guard ships have been filmed attempting to ram a Philippine patrol ship, according to the country's coast guard, which called China's actions dangerous. Local media report the attacks happened off the coast of the Philippines' Luzon region.
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00:00The Philippines is accusing China of aggressive behavior in the South China Sea, saying Chinese
00:05Coast Guard vessels repeatedly try to ram one of its ships.
00:08The Philippine Coast Guard released footage of the incident, which took place on Sunday,
00:13along with a statement calling China's actions dangerous.
00:16Videos show a large Chinese vessel coming dangerously close to the Philippines' ship.
00:20China then appears to send a second, smaller boat toward the vessel.
00:24Local media reports say the exchange happened in waters off the coast of the Philippines
00:28region of Luzon.