A Chinese Coast Guard ship collided with a Philippine fishery bureau vessel in the waters off Thitu Island in the contested South China Sea on Sunday, Manila’s coast guard said. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia vessels carried out “dangerous and provocative maneuvers” against Philippine government ships near Thitu Island, where Manila keeps a military outpost in the disputed Spratly Islands. Shortly after, a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel fired a water cannon at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) BRP Datu Pagbuaya before ramming it, causing minor structural damage but no injuries, the PCG said.

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