Manila and Beijing again traded sharp accusations after what the Philippine navy called an “intentional high-speed ramming”.
MANILA – A Philippine Navy sailor suffered “serious injury” after what the country’s military called on June 18 an “intentional high-speed ramming” by the Chinese coast guard during a resupply mission in the South China Sea.
Philippine officials said China disrupted a military mission to resupply a group of marines stationed on the rusting navy ship BRP Sierra Madre that was deliberately beached on Second Thomas Shoal in 1999 to bolster Manila’s maritime claim. Second Thomas Shoal has been a flashpoint in recent months between the Philippines and China. The atoll lies within Manila’s 200-nautical mile maritime zone, which China also claims as its own.
A 2016 arbitral ruling rejected China’s historical claims to the resource-rich waterway, a decision Beijing has rejected.
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