The two coast guards are blaming each other for collisions near Philippine-occupied islands in the South China Sea, where China claims complete territorial sovereignty — a claim rejected by the United Nations.
Two coast guard ships from China and the Philippines have collided during a confrontation in the disputed South China Sea .Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided at sea, damaging at least two boats, in an encounter early on Monday near a new flashpoint in their increasingly alarming confrontations in the disputed South China Sea .
Video and photographs, including those taken by journalists from a US TV network who were on board one of the Philippine Coast Guard ships, showed that the Chinese ships caused the latest collisions in the high seas, Mr Malaya told a news forum in Manila. About 16 minutes later, the other Philippine ship, BRP Bagacay, was rammed twice on its port and starboard sides by a different Chinese vessel, leading to structural damage, according to the task force.
"The Chinese Coast Guard took control measures against the Philippine ship in accordance with law and regulation," he added.
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