Philippines Summons China Envoy After Water Cannon Incident
- Manila demands China ships to leave disputed shoal immediately
- Beijing calls on the Philippines to stop its ‘provocation’
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The Philippines summoned China’s envoy in Manila on Thursday to protest China’s use of water cannons against its ships in the disputed South China Sea, prompting Beijing to accuse Manila of infringing on its territory.
The Southeast Asian nation slammed the “harassment, ramming, swarming, shadowing and blocking, dangerous maneuvers, use of water cannons, and other aggressive actions” of China’s coast guard and maritime militia vessels against the Philippine vessels, the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.