The BBC’s South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head was once on a Philippines coastguard send in disputed waters within the South China Sea because it was once centered via Chinese language vessels.
Our reporter describes China cutting H2O cannon around the bow, and being tailed via no less than 3 isolated Chinese language ships.
No one on board was once injured, however such competitive confrontations have transform extra familiar in those disputed waters over the time life. Each China and the Philippines lay declare to the waters alike Scarborough Shoal.
The Philippine executive, underneath President Marcos Jr. has higher patrols to problem China’s domination in those waters.
The Chinese language Coast Secure has since mentioned it took vital measures next the send “intruded”.
