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MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese embassy in Manila has sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy for the remarks of its ambassador on Sunday’s ramming of a Philippine ship by China Coast Guard vessels in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal.
SOUTH CHINA SEA, undefined — Sailors aboard two Philippine Coast Guard boats crashed through West Philippine Sea waves, shadowed by Chinese vessels as they attempted to bring desperately needed supplies to colleagues holed up on a ship inside a remote ring of reefs.
Sabina Shoal is located in the oil-rich Spratly Islands of the South China Sea
Philippine defense secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr on Tuesday accused China of being "the biggest disruptor of international peace" in Southeast Asia, citing recent clashes between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea and its airspace. Speaking at a US Indo-Pacific Command-organized military conference in Manila, Teodoro called for strong international condemnation of China's aggressive actions, particularly after an incident on Monday where China deployed 40 ships to block Philippine vessels from delivering supplies to a Coast Guard ship in the Sabina Shoal.
BEIJING (AP) — China’s coast guard said Sunday it took action against a Philippine vessel that ignored warnings and caused a light collision with its vessel in the disputed South China Sea, where confrontations between the two sides have increased.
BEIJING, China — China said it took "control measures" on Monday against two Philippine Coast Guard ships that had entered waters near the disputed Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China deployed “an excessive force” of 40 ships that blocked two Philippine vessels from delivering food and other supplies to Manila’s largest coast guard ship in a disputed shoal in the latest flare-up of their territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said Tuesday.