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China continues to escalate its bullying in the South China Sea. Yesterday it fired water cannons at supply ships coming from the Philippines.
China’s coast guard fired water cannons that damaged a Philippine vessel on Tuesday, marking the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine authorities said.
The Philippine Coast Guard said the incident occurred as one of its ships and a fisheries agency vessel carried out a “legitimate patrol” near Scarborough Shoal, a Chinese-controlled rocky outcrop 130 miles (200 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon and inside Manila’s exclusive economic zone.
Philippines ship getting blasted by water cannons of China Coast Guard vessel near Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea.
Chinese appear to be aiming at tricolor Philippine flag & ship’s radar systems. pic.twitter.com/gWdAcBzPPE— Clash Report (@clashreport) May 1, 2024
At one point two ships collided after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel cut in front of another ship to block its way.
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