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Philippines and China clash in disputed South China Sea collision
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The Philippines claims that Chinese coast guards rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats, seizing several rifles and equipment. The incident is part of a series of escalating confrontations between Chinese and Philippine ships in the resource-rich waterway. China has defended its actions, stating that no direct measures were taken. However, the Philippine military chief has demanded that China return the seized equipment, including firearms. The confrontation has sparked tensions between the two nations, with both sides blaming each other for the clash. The incident is the latest in a series of reports of injuries to Filipino sailors carried in local media and the Associated Press.
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The Chinese Coast Guard personnel had bladed weapons and our personnel fought with bare hands. That is what's important. We were outnumbered and their weapons were unexpected but our personnel fought with everything that they had.
Only pirates do this. Only pirates board, steal, and destroy ships, equipment, and belongings.
This is the first time that we saw the Chinese coast guard carry bolos (a type of single-edged sword), spears, and knives. Our troops had none of those.
Under normal rules of engagement, the garrison would have fired warning shots.
They can be rubber boats, but it doesn't change the fact that they are Philippine Navy vessels, and according to international law, they enjoy what we term as sovereign immunity.
They wanted to see how far the US is willing to pledge its security commitment to the to the Filipinos. And of course, I don't think Beijing is dumb enough not to have considered the possibility of having all these actions escalated the situation, but I believe that was a risk that they, in the end, decided to take.
The fact that this incident didn't escalate further is because the Philippines exercised utmost restraint. That's a one simple fact.
That is very dangerous, because, if anything, that could even be construed as an act of war.
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sources
- 1.France 24
- 2.CNN
- 3.The Times
- 4.The Times of India
- 5.ABC News (Australia)
- 6.The Washington Post
- 7.Al Jazeera
- 8.BBC
- 9.Le Monde
- 10.The Guardian
- 11.Associated Press
- 12.Global Times
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.Chinese Foreign Policy
- 3.US-China Relations
- 4.China under Xi Jinping
- 5.China Claims in South China Sea
- 6.Trade Agreement
- 7.Political status of Taiwan
- 8.Chinese relations with Australia and NZ
- 9.Shipping industry
- 10.Blue-water navy
- 11.Philippines under Marcos Jr
countries
- 1.Brunei Darussalam
- 2.Canada
- 3.China
- 4.Indonesia
- 5.Japan
- 6.Malaysia
- 7.Philippines
- 8.Singapore
- 9.Taiwan, Province of China
- 10.United States
- 11.Viet Nam
organizations
- 1.Chinese Coast Guard
- 2.Philippines Coast Guard
- 3.Philippine Navy
- 4.US State Department
- 5.Naval Special Operations Group
- 6.Group of 7 nations
- 7.Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs
- 8.Philippines Armed Forces
- 9.RAND Corporation
- 10.S Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- 11.US Pacific Fleet
persons
- 1.Romeo Brawner
- 2.Lin Jian
- 3.Ferdinand Marcos Jr
- 4.Matthew Miller
- 5.Alfonso Torres
- 6.Anthony Blinken
- 7.Gan Yu
- 8.Collin Koh
- 9.Derek Grossman
- 10.Enrique Manalo
- 11.Francel Margareth Padilla
- 12.Jay Tarriela