Footage shared by Philippines officials at a press conference showed a Chinese boat “directly and intentionally rammed the Philippine vessel”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised dangerous actions in the contested South China Sea after the Chinese Coast Guard rammed a Philippines vessel, sparking counterclaims from China that the smaller nation was at fault.
This video grab shows a Chinese coast guard ship, left, colliding with a Philippine coast guard vessel near the Sabina Shoal.Saturday’s ramming incident was the fifth confrontation between China and the Philippines in a month as, including sections claimed by nations including Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Albanese’s call for restraint comes days after he secured a $400 million deal at the Pacific Island Forum to fund policing in Pacific nations where China and the US are competing for influence.
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