China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.

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Manila's coastguard accused a Chinese ship of deliberately ramming a Philippine government vessel anchored near an island in the South China Sea as China says the Philippines is "fully responsible" for the collision. - AFP

Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the contested waterway, which Beijing claims nearly in its entirety despite an international ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.