Officials did not say if there were any injuries or damage in the two incidents off the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea.
A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat off a disputed atoll in the South China Sea on Sunday “in dangerous, irresponsible and illegal actions”, officials in the Philippines said.
“The Philippine side’s behaviour seriously violates the international rules on avoiding collisions at sea and threatens the navigation safety of our vessels,” the Chinese coast guard said in a statement posted on its website. She added that Washington is standing with its allies to help protect Philippines sovereignty and to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
Near-collisions have happened frequently as Philippines vessels regularly deliver supplies to Filipino marines and sailors stationed on the disputed shoal. But this was the first time Philippines officials have reported their country’s vessels being hit by China’s ships. Separately, Philippine coast guard ship BRP Cabra’s left side “was bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel 00003 while it was lying to” the north-east of the Second Thomas Shoal, the statement said.
In early August, a Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon against one of two Philippines supply boats to prevent it from approaching Second Thomas Shoal. The Chinese Foreign Ministry accused Washington of “threatening China” by raising the possibility of activating the US-Philippine mutual defence treaty. Beijing has repeatedly warned the US not to meddle in regional territorial disputes.
A 2016 arbitration ruling set up under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea invalidated Beijing’s claims on historical grounds to virtually the entire South China Sea.
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