{"id":3261,"date":"2025-10-12T10:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/philippines-accuses-china-of-ramming-damaging-vessel-in-south-china-sea\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T10:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T10:38:04","slug":"philippines-accuses-china-of-ramming-damaging-vessel-in-south-china-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/12\/philippines-accuses-china-of-ramming-damaging-vessel-in-south-china-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines accuses China of ramming, damaging vessel in South China Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>But China\u2019s coastguard says Manila is to blame for the latest collision in disputed waters in the Spratly archipelago.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The Philippines has accused China of \u201cdeliberately\u201d ramming a Philippine government vessel and causing minor damage near an island in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/14\/chinas-military-warns-philippines-against-provocations-in-south-china-sea\">disputed area of the South China Sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>China, however, blamed the Philippines for the collision on Sunday, claiming the Philippine vessel had \u201cdangerously approached\u201d its ship.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/13\/us-condemns-beijings-south-china-sea-nature-reserve-plan\">US condemns Beijing\u2019s South China Sea \u2018nature reserve\u2019 plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/14\/chinas-military-warns-philippines-against-provocations-in-south-china-sea\">China\u2019s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/16\/chinese-philippine-ships-collide-near-disputed-shoal-in-south-china-sea\">Chinese, Philippine ships collide near disputed shoal in South China Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels occur frequently in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims nearly in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>A United Nations-backed tribunal, however, has ruled China\u2019s claims have no legal basis.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine coastguard, in a statement, said a Chinese coastguard ship \u201cfired its water cannon\u201d at the BRP Datu Pagbuaya, a vessel belonging to Manila\u2019s fisheries bureau, at 9:15am (01:15 GMT) on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes later, the same vessel \u201cdeliberately rammed\u201d the stern of the Philippine fisheries bureau vessel, causing \u201cminor\u201d damage to the boat. No crew members were injured, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place near Thitu Island, it said, part of the Spratly Islands, where Beijing has sought to assert its sovereignty claims for years, it added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/10\/11\/whats-behind-escalating-china-philippines-tensions-in-the-south-china-sea\">Thitu Island<\/a>, known in China as Zhongye Island and in the Philippines as Pag-asa, is the largest of nine islands, islets and reefs inhabited by Philippine forces in the Spratly Islands and also has a fishing community.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine coastguard spokesman, Commodore Jay Tarriela, in a post on X, described the latest \u201caggressive action\u201d by China as \u201cbullying\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One of the videos posted by Tarriela showed the Chinese vessel briefly colliding with the Filipino vessel, which then made a sharp manoeuvre.<\/p>\n<p>The Filipino-manned ship is seen moving away from the Chinese coastguard ship.<\/p>\n<p>Another video also showed the Chinese vessel firing a water cannon in the direction of the Philippine fisheries vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Philippine coastguard chief Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said the latest incident \u201conly strengthens\u201d the resolve of Manila \u201cto not surrender a square inch of our territory to any foreign power\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>China dismissed the claims in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese coastguard spokesman Liu Dejun said the incident occurred when the Philippine ship \u201cignored repeated stern warnings from the Chinese side, and dangerously approached\u201d the other ship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFull responsibility lies with the Philippine side,\u201d Liu said in an online statement.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has also repeatedly accused Manila of provocations in the disputed South China Sea, while also accusing it of acting as a proxy of the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But China\u2019s coastguard says Manila is to blame for the latest collision in disputed waters in the Spratly archipelago. The Philippines has accused China of \u201cdeliberately\u201d ramming a Philippine government vessel and causing minor damage near an island in a disputed area of the South China Sea. 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