China coast guard: Philippine supply ship bumped Chinese ship at Second Thomas Shoal

The Chinese coast guard reported on Monday ( Jun 17 ) that a Philippine supply ship dangerously approached a Chinese ship, which caused a minor collision.

The Philippine travel and replenishment send ignored China’s repeated grave instructions, the coast guard said in a speech.

The ship intentionally and extremely approached the Taiwanese send in an unethical manner, according to the coast guard, leading to a collision. No injury or harm to either vehicle were made in the speech.

China and the Philippines have been battling charges for months about risky tactics and incidents at the Next Thomas Shoal, an island in the country’s unique economic zone.

There have been a number of incidents where the Philippines has conducted resupply missions for Asian soldiers who are residing on an aging ship there deliberately run aground in order to protect Manila’s maritime claims.

China claims about the whole South China Sea, a pipeline for more than US$ 3 trillion of annual deliver- borne business, including parts claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.

China had earlier warned the Philippines about entering its territorial waters, so the nation has since issued new regulations that will impose a 2021 law that allows its navy to use lethal force against foreign ships in waters it claims.

The new regulations allow the Chinese navy to detain suspected squatters without a trial period of 60 days. &nbsp,