Chinese coastguard and Philippine fisheries vessels collide in latest encounter over disputed South China Sea reef.

The Philippines fisheries bureau has accused China’s coastguard of firing water cannon and sideswiping a Filipino government ...

Days after the China Coast Guard harassed two Philippine civilian vessels in the West Philippine Sea, China has now turned ...

China, Philippines Trade Blame Over South China Sea Confrontation The Chinese Coast Guard said two Philippine vessels had illegally entered waters near Subi Reef and Sandy Cay and organised ...

The latest incident comes amid ongoing tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed strategic waterway.

Tensions surged near Sandy ... China slammed the mission as “illegal,” warning of further action, and accused the US of using the Philippines to provoke Beijing in the South China Sea.

China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running ...

Tensions erupted in the South China Sea as the Philippines accused China of dangerously sideswiping and water-cannoning its coast guard vessel near Sandy Cay. Footage confirms a Chinese ship's ...

including the 2016 South China Sea arbitration,” he added. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu echoed these concerns, saying that Australia shares the Philippines’ deep concern over the CCG ...

uses a water cannon and sideswipped a Philippine fisheries vessel on a research mission near one of three sandbars called Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday May 21, 2025.