Chinese Coast Guard Ship Rams Philippine Fisheries Vessel in South China Sea
A Chinese coast guard ship rammed into a Philippine fishing vessel and fired water cannons to prevent it from carrying out a resupply mission in the South China Sea.
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00:00A Chinese Coast Guard ship has rammed a Philippine fishing vessel in the South China Sea.
00:05Manila says the Chinese ship fired water cannons and intentionally hit one of its vessels.
00:10The Philippine ship was taking fuel and food to fishers in the South China Sea.
00:14Beijing says the Philippine vessel was attempting to illegally enter waters
00:18near the Sabina Shoal. That's an area both countries claim as their territory.
00:23It's the latest in a series of sea and air
00:25confrontations between the two countries in the contested waters.