Philippines says China Coast Guard fired water cannon at its vessels

MANILA, April 30 — The Philippines said the China Coast Guard fired water cannon today at two of its vessels, causing damage to one of them, during a patrol near a reef off the South-east Asian country.

“This damage serves as evidence of the forceful water pressure used by the China Coast Guard in their harassment of the Philippine vessels,” a statement issued by the Philippine Coast Guard said.The China Coast Guard had reinstalled a 380-metre barrier across the entrance to the shoal — a traditional fishing ground — blocking access to the waters inside, the statement said.

China seized the shoal from the Philippines in 2012 and has since deployed coast guard and other vessels that Manila says harass Philippine ships and prevent its fishermen from accessing a fish-rich lagoon there.China claims almost the entire South China Sea, brushing off rival claims from other countries including the Philippines and an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.

This latest incident comes as the Philippines and the United States hold a major annual military exercise that has infuriated Beijing.

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