China forces fire water cannon at Philippine ships in South China Sea
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The latest high seas faceoff happened near the Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said, adding that a Chinese coast guard ship also approached a Philippine government fisheries vessel, the BRP Datux Paduhinog, at a distance of seven meters (23 feet)
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday (Jul 24) accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at government vessels near a disputed shoal for a second day, in the third confrontation between the two countries in the South China Sea this week.
It said a Chinese vessel at the Scarborough Shoal, located in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), came within about 7m of a Philippine fisheries boat, creating "a serious risk of collision".
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The latest high seas faceoff happened near the Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said, adding that a Chinese coast guard ship also approached a Philippine government fisheries vessel, the BRP Datux Paduhinog, at a distance of seven meters (23 feet)
MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday (Jul 24) accused its Chinese counterpart of firing water cannon at government vessels near a disputed shoal for a second day, in the third confrontation between the two countries in the South China Sea this week.
It said a Chinese vessel at the Scarborough Shoal, located in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), came within about 7m of a Philippine fisheries boat, creating "a serious risk of collision".