MANILA: Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing weapons including sticks, knives and an axe clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed. The
This frame grab from handout video hows China coast guard personnel appearing to wield bladed weapons during an incident off Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. MANILA: Chinese coast guard sailors brandishing weapons including sticks, knives and an axe clashed with Philippine naval vessels near a strategic reef in the South China Sea, dramatic new footage released by Manila showed.
Beijing has insisted that its coast guard behaved in a"professional and restrained" way during the confrontation and claimed"no direct measures" were taken against Filipino personnel. This frame grab from handout video taken shows China coast guard personnel appearing to wield bladed weapons during an incident off Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
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