Philippine Supply Boat ‘Rammed’ by China Coast Guard Vessel in South China Sea

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A Philippine boat was “rammed” by a Chinese coast guard ship during a resupply mission on Sunday, the Philippine coast guard said, in the latest such confrontation in the disputed South China Sea. Jay Tarriela, the coast guard spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said on social media platform X that a Chinese ship also “water cannoned” three Philippine vessels involved in the resupply mission, causing “serious engine damage” to one of the boats. The incident near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands comes a day after the Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard of using water cannons to...