By James Legge, Lucas Lilieholm, Josh Campbell and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in a string of maritime clashes between the two countries.
The Chinese Coast Guard used a water cannon against Philippines' ships attempting to deliver supplies to Filipino troops at an outpost in the South China Sea, according to Manila.
Two Chinese coast guard ships fired at a Philippine supply boat with water cannon Saturday in the latest confrontation near a disputed South China Sea shoal, causing heavy damage to
The Philippines on Saturday said a Filipino civilian boat was severely damaged after two China Coast Guard ships fired water cannons at it, in the latest confrontation between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea.
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