MANILA: The Philippines said a China Coast Guard ship “rammed” one of its fisheries department boats on Friday (Sep 18) morning in contested waters in the South China Sea.
China’s coast guard subsequently blamed the actions of the Philippine vessel, which it said “bears full responsibility for the incident”.
The incident took place near a shoal in the contested Spratly Islands chain, a fish-rich flashpoint that has been the site of violent confrontations with China Coast Guard vessels in recent years.
Beijing claims most of the South China Sea despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
The Chinese vessel “rammed BRP…
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