The Philippines reported that the Chinese Coast Guard collided with one of its replenishment ships in the South Sea

Filipino It was reported this Sunday that the ship The Chinese Coast Guard collided with Renewal ship Close to small Military garrison In dispute South Sea.

A government working group said in a statement:Dangerous maneuvers by Chinese Coast Guard Vessel No. 5203 caused it to collide with a replenishment vessel contracted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.“About 25 kilometers from the atoll Thomas Scholl II.

In another incident, A. said: Philippine Coast Guard ship Who was accompanying this Resupply mission He was “ShockedBy a “Chinese naval militia ship.”

“The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea condemns in the strongest terms the recent decision Dangerous, irresponsible and illegal behaviour He added that the Chinese Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia carried out the attack this morning.

He also denounced that the Xi Jinping regime’s maneuvers were endangering the safety of the crew on board the supply ship.

At the beginning of October, A Chinese Coast Guard ship He was less than a meter away from colliding with Filipino boat Which she was trying to obstruct, after weeks of escalating tensions over the floating wall built by the regime Xi Jinping In territorial waters.

In the midst of the incident, which lasted about eight hours, another Filipino ship was intercepted and surrounded by Chinese militiamen.

Confrontation in these contested waters may involve… United StateIt pledged to defend the Philippines if its forces, ships and aircraft were exposed to an armed attack by China.

Two small supply ships escorted by the Philippine Coast Guard were able to break the Chinese blockade and deliver food and other supplies to a Philippine naval outpost on the sandbar.

“We condemn the behavior Chinese Coast Guard. “It violated international law, especially collision regulations,” company spokesman Jay Tarella announced at a press conference.

He confirmed that one of the two Philippine Coast Guard ships, the BRP Sindangan, quickly reversed its engine speed to avoid colliding with the Chinese ship, which crossed its bow just one meter away.

It’s about The closest maneuver is dangerous“The Chinese regime carried it out against a Philippine patrol boat,” Tarella added.

The incident was witnessed by several journalists who were invited by the Philippine Coast Guard to join the voyage as part of a strategy aimed at condemning China’s aggressive actions in the South Sea.

he China system It claims sovereignty over almost all of the region’s waters South Seaan essential artery of global trade, is in conflict with other coastal states such as Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.

Tensions between Manila and Beijing It exploded in August when it was used by the Chinese regime’s coast guard ships Water guns Against a Philippine resupply mission, preventing one ship from delivering its cargo.

Atoll Thomas Scholl II is located About 200 kilometers from the island of West Philippines Palawanand more than 1,000 kilometers from the nearest continental mass to China, an island Hainan.

(With information from AFP and Associated Press)