Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels carried out “dangerous maneuvers” against Philippine ships deploying fishing devices at disputed features in the South China Sea (SCS) this week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday. Four CCG ships harassed Philippine ships, including three from Manila’s coast guard, while they were deploying fish lures at Half Moon and Royal Captain shoals in the contested Spratly Islands, PCG spokesman Jay Tristan Tarriela told a news briefing. A CCG vessel sideswiped a PCG ship during the encounter, while other Chinese vessels tried to separate Philippine civilian fishing boats from the ship formation, he added.

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