The incidents near Second Thomas Shoal, where China has repeatedly tried to isolate a Philippine marine outpost, could have been worse if the vessels were not able to manoeuvre rapidly away from the Chinese ships.
A Chinese coast guard ship and an accompanying vessel rammed a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat on Sunday off a contested shoal, Philippine officials said, in an encounter that heightened fears of an armed conflict in the disputed
China's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea, including over islands closer to Philippine shore, have raised tensions and brought in the United States, a longtime treaty ally of the Philippines, into the fray. A Philippine government task force dealing with the South China Sea said the collisions occurred as two Philippine supply boats escorted by two Philippine coast guard ships were heading to deliver food and other supplies to the military outpost that has been under a Chinese blockade.
But this was the first time Philippine officials have reported their vessels being hit by China’s ships. In early August, a Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon against one of two Philippine supply boats to prevent it from approaching Second Thomas Shoal.
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