US EditionPhilippine ship, Chinese vessel collide in disputed South China Sea
- A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, as reported by China's coast guard on WeChat.
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Collision between Chinese and Philippine vessels in South China Sea brings war tensions in the region to a breaking point
Tensions in the South China Sea, as in much of the world, are at a fever pitch. Washington is goading the Philippines into provoking war with China.
Philippines blames China for ‘personnel injury and vessel damage’ in South China Sea collision
Manila has accused China of injuring Filipino personnel and damaging Philippine vessels during a South China Sea collision earlier this week, as tensions simmer over territorial disputes in the resource-rich and strategically important waterway.
This new clash at sea between Chinese and Philippine ships raises fears of an escalation, or even an armed conflict between the two countries.
The Philippine Armed Forces claimed on Wednesday that Chinese coastguard boarded Philippine navy ships and seized weapons in the South China Sea this week. "They took some (weapons)", Philippine Navy Contralmirante Alfonso Torres told reporters. He added that the weapons had been stored on the ships manned by Filipino sailors, who had orders not to display them during the confrontation that occurred on Monday near the Yungin Sandbank, in the dis…
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