China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea
Philippine coast guards observe a Chinese coast guard ship in 2023.
Photographer: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty ImagesChina and the Philippines are trading blame over an incident earlier this week in which two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, where both nations have competing territorial claims.
On Monday, a China Coast Guard vessel had its bow badly damaged in a collision with a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship.