Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published 2 weeks ago
Manila summoned a senior Chinese envoy on Thursday to protest a water cannon incident that damaged two Philippine vessels during a patrol in the South China Sea. Zhou Zhiyong, the number two official at the Chinese embassy, was summoned by Manila over "the harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous...

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Published 2 weeks ago -  03:06
Philippines accuses China of attacking vessels with water cannons in the South China Sea | Oneindia
On Tuesday, the Philippines lodged accusations against China's coast guard, alleging harassment and damage to one of its boats within a disputed section of the South China Sea. The Philippines rejected China's assertion that it had expelled two vessels from the contested shoal. According to the Philippine coast guard, its two vessels remained steadfast at the Scarborough Shoal, a significant focal point in the South China Sea dispute. However, one of the Philippine boats incurred damage due to the deployment of water cannons by two Chinese coast guard ships. #Philippines #China #SouthChinaSea #Conflict #BRPBagacay #MaritimeDispute #WaterCannonAttack #Diplomacy #InternationalRelations #SecurityConcerns ~PR.152~ED.155~GR.121~

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