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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area, days after two Chinese vessels collided in the area while allegedly trying to block a Philippine supply mission, in the South China Sea, August 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
BEIJING, Aug 15 — China’s defence ministry accused Philippine Coast Guard vessels on Friday of “dangerous manoeuvres” in response to reports of a collision earlier this week between two Chinese vessels near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
The Philippine vessels’ actions “seriously endangered the safety of Chinese vessels and personnel,” ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin.
Jiang neither confirmed nor denied that there had been a collision involving two Chinese vessels on Monday.
“We demand that the Philippine side immediately stop its infringing and provocative rhetoric and actions,” Jiang said. “China reserves the right to take necessary countermeasures.”
The Scarborough Shoal has been a major source of tension in what is a strategic conduit for more than US$3 trillion (RM12.6 trillion) of annual ship-borne commerce.
Footage from the Philippine Coast Guard showed a Chinese coastguard ship trailing the PCG vessel before a Chinese navy ship suddenly cut across the path of the other Chinese ship, colliding with it and damaging the forecastle of the coastguard vessel.
It was the first known crash between Chinese vessels in the area.
The Philippines on Friday said it bore no responsibility for the collision.
“It was an unfortunate outcome, but not one caused by our actions,” Manila’s foreign minister Theresa Lazaro said in a statement.
The Philippine Coast Guard deployed three vessels on Monday to deliver supplies for Filipino fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal before the collision took place, Manila said on Tuesday.
The confrontation was the latest in a series of incidents amid a period of heightened tensions between Manila and Beijing over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
A 2016 ruling of an international arbitral tribunal voided Beijing’s sweeping claims in the region, saying they had no basis under international law, a decision China rejects. — Reuters
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