A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship “intentionally and repeatedly” rammed one of the Philippines’ biggest coast guard vessels at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal on Saturday as Beijing tried to drive Filipinos away from the shoal in the West Philippine Sea, officials said. Such harassment of Philippine vessels in those waters by the Chinese was the fifth this month, indicating an escalation of China’s efforts to assert control over Escoda.

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