Ships of China and Philippines collided in the sea.
China’s bullying in the South China Sea is not stopping. On Sunday, the Chinese coast guard deliberately rammed its ship into a Philippines ship and stopped it from moving forward. The Chinese coast guard did not stop here, but also started spraying water on the Filipino teams. The Philippines’ coast guard alleged that the Chinese coast guard fired water cannons at three of its ships in a disputed shoal area on Sunday and hit one of them, causing serious damage to the ship’s engine. After this there was a clash between the coast guards of both the sides. The places of occurrence are shoals, sandy and rocky marine areas, where fish are found in abundance.
The Philippines alleges that China had taken similar action a day earlier in a similar disputed shoal. Coast Guard spokesman Commodore J. Tarriella said the latest incident of collision occurred near the ‘Second Thomas Shoal’, when two supply boats operated by the Philippine Navy and a Philippine Coast Guard escort ship collided with a long-stranded naval vessel carrying Philippine security forces. were on their way to deliver food and other supplies. This place serves as a regional post. No other information was given in this regard. Drone video footage and photos released by the Philippine Coast Guard show two Chinese coast guard ships firing at separate Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessels, the BRP Cabra and a small supply boat, at close range.
Chinese officials maintained silence
Chinese officials have maintained complete silence on this incident. There was no immediate comment from him. Chinese ships have surrounded the Philippine-held ‘Second Thomas Shoal’ as part of its years-long effort to control the disputed area. Both countries make their own claims on the disputed area and as part of this effort, Chinese ships have stopped the movement of Philippine supply boats in the disputed area. The dispute between China and the Philippines has been escalating and these incidents have given rise to fears of armed conflict. The United States has pledged to defend its treaty ally in the event of an armed attack on Philippine security forces. In Saturday’s confrontation, the Chinese coast guard and accompanying ships also fired water cannons at three Philippine fishing vessels to prevent them from approaching Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters off the northwestern Philippines.
“We call on the Chinese government to take immediate action to stop these aggressive activities and to uphold the principles of international law and violations of Philippine sovereignty,” a Philippine government task force dealing with territorial disputes said Saturday. US Ambassador to the Philippines Mary Kay Carlson condemned China’s “aggressive, illegal actions” in a post on Twitter. ‘ Condemned it. (AP)
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