New tension in China and Philippines’ relations sparked the conflict between ships of the two countries in the South China Sea, with Beijing and Manila blaming each other responsibility.
The incident took place near the island of Thitou, part of the Sprattli island complex, a disputed part of the southern Chinese sea, for which Manila and Beijing had repeatedly opposed in recent years.
China’s Coast Guard said that two Philippine government ships had illegally entered the waters of the South Great Sea on Sunday, which led to a collision of one of them by boat from the Chinese Coast Guard.
A Philippine government “ignored the repeated rigorous warnings from the Chinese side” and “approached the Chinese Coast Guard” near Sandy Kay, causing the collision of the Filipinian side of the Chinese side.
Manila, for her part, said that the Chinese ship “deliberately embodied” a ship of the Philippine government that was anchored near an island in the disputed section of the South Chinese sea.
The Philippines reported that the Chinese Coast Guard ship “put it with its water cannon” against the BRP Datu Pagbuaya ship, which belongs to the Manila Fisheries Office at 9:15 am. on Sunday.
‘Just three minutes later … the same [κινεζικό] The ship deliberately embedded the stern “of the Philippine vessel,” causing minor structural damage but not injuries to the crew, “the statement added.
“Despite these tactics of bullying and aggressive actions … we will not be intimidated, nor will we be expelled,” Manila adds.
Source :Skai
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