South China Sea: Manila says Beijing damaged Philippine coast guard vessel with water cannon

Philippine coast guard vessel is water-cannoned by Chinese coast guards as it tries to approach the waters near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photograph: Philippine Coast Guard via APChinese and Philippine coast guard vessels confronted one another in the South China Sea on Tuesday raising tensions in a dispute between the two countries over maritime rights. Manila claimed that China ’s coast guard shot powerful water cannon towards Philippine vessels, damaging one of them.

“This damage serves as evidence of the forceful water pressure used by the China coast guard in their harassment of the Philippine vessels,” Philippine coast guard spokesman Jay Tarriela said.‘I could rent an apartment, but why?’ The teenager who lives on Germany’s high-speed trainsGermany’s alleged coup: An aristocrat, an astrologer and an army officer go on trial for high treason

“China urges the Philippine side to immediately stop its provocative acts of infringement and do not challenge China’s firm determination to safeguard its sovereignty,” spokesman Lin Jian told a regular press briefing in Beijing.The incident came during a large-scale joint military exercise involving Philippines and United States forces, partly in the South China Sea.

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