China calls 2 CCG personnel 'martyrs' after August 2025 collision while pursuing PH boat
- By Reuters Published August 6, 2026 6:15pm + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google.
- BEIJING — Chinese authorities have marked the deaths of two Coast Guard personnel on a "frontline" mission in the West Philippine Sea in August last year, the first apparent acknowledgement of fatalities in the high-profile collision between Chinese vessels.
- A China Coast Guard ship collided bow-first with a Chinese naval destroyer on August 11 as they maneuvered against Philippines Coast Guard operations to support its fishermen at Bajo de Masinloc,
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- By Reuters Published August 6, 2026 6:15pm + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google.
- BEIJING — Chinese authorities have marked the deaths of two Coast Guard personnel on a "frontline" mission in the West Philippine Sea in August last year, the first apparent acknowledgement of fatalities in the high-profile collision between Chinese vessels.
- A China Coast Guard ship collided bow-first with a Chinese naval destroyer on August 11 as they maneuvered against Philippines Coast Guard operations to support its fishermen at Bajo de Masinloc,
Sources: Gmanetwork