MANILA ¨C The Philippines on Sunday accused Chinese vessels of blocking a ship transporting provisions to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea, saying they had made ¡°aggressive and dangerous¡± maneuvers including ramming the ship and using water cannons.
The Philippines¡¯ Bureau of Fisheries vessel ¡°was targeted by the People¡¯s Liberation Army Navy ship and multiple China Coast Guard ships, which attempted to encircle and block the humanitarian mission,¡± Manila¡¯s South China Sea task force said in a statement.
China¡¯s Coast Guard said it had taken ¡°control measures¡± against the Philippine vessel that ¡°illegally¡± entered into the waters near the Sabina shoal and had repeatedly approached its ships in a dangerous manner.
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